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Flexible packaging

FPA winners sparkle

From 89 entries, here are the top winners in the 2005 awards competition sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Assn.

February 28, 2005

Recycling

Splish, Splash... beverage containers may take a bath

Sewer authorities, water utilities, environmentalists, and others now are pushing for a consumption fee on beverage containers.

February 28, 2005

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Tesco tries high-tech recycling

The Tesco supermarket in Winchester, England, launched the first-of-its-kind automated container recycling center, developed by Tomra.

February 28, 2005

Closures

Evian bottle reaches new heights

Launched in late 2004 to celebrate the new year, Evian’s 1-L Origine glass bottle is a monolithic ice-like sculpture.

January 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Tips to improve sterile packaging line efficiency

Want to reap the benefits of on-time production and eliminate preventable line problems? Here are tips to get the most out of your inspection systems, buffers, ergonomic stations, and robotic systems.

December 31, 2004

Sustainable Packaging

Reusable container study

Independent study shows multiple reuse of containers significantly reduces environmental burdens compared to single-trip containers.

December 31, 2004

Flexibles

Custom-shaped retort plastic baby food cups

Babies in France have a new food packaging option courtesy of Nestlé France’s Coeur de Saveur baby food brand and customized, high-barrier, retortable, microwaveable plastic cups manufactured by EDV Packaging Group.

December 31, 2004

Closures

New glass stopper for wine closures

Another alternative to natural cork as a closure for premium wines is now being trialed in Germany.

December 31, 2004

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Selling, or simply selling short?

An audit will help identify packaging ‘wear-out.’

November 30, 2004

Recycling

Mountain man's green bottles

That’s green as in planet-friendly packaging. Founder David Zutler is chief executive officer of BIOTA Brands of America Inc., Telluride, CO, which introduced for retail sale in October the world’s first water in bottles made of polylactide, or PLA, a polymer derived from corn that’s commercially compostable.

November 30, 2004

Recycling

A flair for Hispanic packaging

Hispanic package design expert Mariví shares her advice about packaging for this hot, high-growth market.

November 30, 2004

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Glass-to-aluminum at hiOsilver

While a number of glass-to-plastic conversions have cropped up in the last few years, a glass-to-aluminum conversion is a slightly more unusual development.

November 30, 2004