Students across the U.S. and Mexico learned about recycling and sustainability when paperboard packaging manufacturers recently taught "Trees Into Cartons, Cartons, Into Trees," an educational outreach program from the Paperboard Packaging Council, in their communities.
More than half of U.S. adults are unsure about how to recycle and PepsiCo Recycling is aiming to change that by starting in K-12 classrooms. In fact, PepsiCo's Recycle Rally diverted almost 10 million pounds of waste from landfills during the 2018-19 academic year.
Graduates of the 2020 high school class in Atlanta, Georgia, are going to be wearing their graduation garb made of recycled plastic bottles. Coca-Cola began collecting plastic bottles at its headquarters as part of Earth Day activities. The goal is to gather 7,000 bottles, enough to make graduation outfits for 200 graduates.
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has honored WestRock with its Innovator Award for the company’s work in improving the recyclability of foodservice packaging.
The new resource, offered by Can Manufacturers Institute and National Association of Convenience Stores, offers tips for improving current practices, how to communicate the program goals to staff and customers, and a checklist to help retailers reduce contamination in their recycling bins.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) names Nestlé Waters North America as its 2019 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award winner, in recognition of its innovative use of recycled plastic and its product design centered on recycling.
Applications for the 8th annual Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) Excellence in Reusable Packaging award are now being accepted. The award recognizes primary (end-user) companies and organizations that have developed and implemented measurable and innovative reusable transport packaging solutions in their supply chain.
Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a division of Ardagh Group, recently hosted a Sustainable Brewing & Packaging event at its Wilson, N.C. facility. Craft breweries from North Carolina, government agency officials and representatives from other supply chain businesses gathered to discuss sustainability and recycling initiatives.
Roberts PolyPro's next-generation craft-beer can carriers are now available, offering the ability to place customer branding or messaging directly on the carrier.
