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U.S. Aluminum Can Recycling Nudges Upward… Barely
When aluminum can recycling rates in the U.S. peaked at over 65 percent in 1994, the country was a world leader in the category. Times have changed.
Reinventing the Toothpaste Tube
Designers Sang Min Yu and Wong Sang Lee have developed a prototype toothpaste package they are calling SavePaste. SavePaste not only reinvents the toothpaste tube, it eliminates it altogether.
Spotted: Recyclable Plastic Six-Pack Holder
Around the same time when “Save the Whales”, was the popular environmentalist mantra of the day that those ubiquitous plastic six-pack holders became symbols of a new type of environmentalism — consumer environmentalism.
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An Inside Look at the World’s Largest “Bag-2-Bag” Recycling Facility [Photos, Video]
Hilex Poly is working hard to develop a recycling stream that will change the way you think and feel about about plastic bags. Come take a video and photo tour of their facility in North Vernon, Indiana.
Demand for Degradable Packaging Soars
Demand for environmental friendlier packaging is projected to increase nearly 4 percent annually to $41.7 billion in 2014, according to a new report. The real growth sector driving the industry will be degradable packaging, which is forecast to grow over 13 percent annually over the same time period.
