Starbucks food waste transformed into bioplastics foodanddrinkeurope.com/Consu… via @FoodDrinkEurope
Covanta's gasification technology ready for market -Solid Waste - Waste & Recycling News shar.es/sdtrY
Tetra Pak talks about drivers for innovation in future food and beverage packaging bit.ly/IXDIVo
Earth day sees launch of coalition to push EPR | Packaging World shar.es/rOGpx via @sharethis
Are You More Likely to Buy a Product Because It's Packaged in Recycled Material? sodahead.com/living/are-you-… via @sodahead
"There is no such thing as a green product. It's just shades of 'greener,'" Jacquie Ottman, J. Ottman Consulting #SPS2012
Coca-Cola would not have the PlantBottle if it were not of mainstream interest, Jacquie Ottman, J. Ottman Consulting #SPS2012
"83% of adult consumers identify with green values," Jacquie Ottman, J. Ottman Consulting #SPS2012
"There is huge disconnect between number of people with access to recycling, and people who recycle," Jeff Meyers, Coca Cola #SPS2012
Once there is value to pack material at end of use, economies will develop to collect it - Ryan L'Abbe, Ice River Springs #SPS2012
"Responsible design is balance between amount of packaging used and product protection," Joan Pierce, AMERIPEN #SPS2012
"No matter where you are in the supply chain, you must have packaging. It is the enabler," Joan Pierce, AMERIPEN #SPS2012
Barrier to use of rPET: Look-alike plastics contaminating recycling stream, i.e., PVC, PLA, PET-G - Ryan L'Abbe, Ice River Springs #SPS2012
"We have enough PET on the planet, we just need to get it back in order to create new packaging," Ryan L'Abbe, Ice River Springs #SPS2012
"Biggest challenge for Coca-Cola PlantBottle right now is the availability of the materials," Jeff Meyers, Coca-Cola Refreshments #SPS2012
The Coca-Cola Co. four-part sustainability strategy: Reduce, Renew, Recover, Reuse, Jeff Meyers, Coca-Cola Refreshments #SPS2012
"Packaging is fundamental to our business," Jeff Meyers, Coca-Cola Refreshments #SPS2012
"Our vision is that all of our packaging will be seen as a valuable resource," Jeff Meyers, Coca-Cola Refreshments #SPS2012