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Eco coalition attacks Aussie beverage bottle recycling stats
www.beveragedaily.com | 6 hours 29 minutes ago
An umbrella group representing the interests of environmental groups is disputing Australian packaging industry data on 2011 beverage bottle recycling levels, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Eco-friendly food processing techniques could replace 'time-consuming' practices – EU project
www.foodproductiondaily.com | 8 hours 18 minutes ago
An EU project is aiming to put in place new sustainable food processing measures for the industry after the current life cycle analysis (LCA) system was labeled “time-consuming”.

Revolutionary Packaging Designs By M&S aims to Reduce Food Waste :: Wessex Packaging
www.wessex-packaging-salisbury.co.uk | Feb 13, 2012
Revolutionary Packaging Designs By M&S aims to Reduce Food Waste

The Year That Was - RFID Journal
www.rfidjournal.com | Feb 13, 2012
2011 saw some economic ups and downs, but many companies turned to RFID to track the locations of their products and assets and to monitor their conditions.

Tips for switching craft beers to cans
www.packagingdigest.com | Feb 9, 2012
Experts from Crown Beverage Packaging North America share recommendations on how brewers can successfully introduce metal into their packaging portfolios.

Ceepackaging
www.ceepackaging.com | Feb 8, 2012
The international platform for the Central and Eastern European packaging industry focussing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers.

Moody’s sees ‘strong strategic rationale’ for Ardagh merger with Saint Gobain subsidiary
mobile.beveragedaily.com | Feb 7, 2012
Moody’s Investors Service has told BeverageDaily.com that it sees a “strong strategic rationale” for merging glass giant Ardagh with Saint Gobain subsidiary Verallia.

JV partners tout packaging potential of bio-based succinic acid
mobile.foodproductiondaily.com | Dec 21, 2011
A proprietary new form of bio-based succinic acid has 'enormous potential' as a building block in plastic food packaging, said DSM and Roquette as the European Commission gave the green light for their joint venture to produce the material.

Recyclers: Please flatten boxes, wrapping paper - SalemNews.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Ohio,
www.salemnews.net | Dec 21, 2011
SALEM — Recycling officials want residents to dump their holiday gift boxes, mail-order boxes and wrapping paper into recycling containers, but not...

Gainesville police say Sabrina Wagner arrested armed with spring-loaded knife brass knuckles |
www.gainesville.com | Dec 16, 2011
Police arrested a suspected shoplifter who fought with store security employees and was apparently reaching for a set of brass knuckles outfitted with a spring-loaded knife when officers arrived.