Americans throw away spoiled fruits and vegetables two times a week on average, wasting approximately 15-20% of fresh fruits and vegetables every year, according to recent studies by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Tetra Pak announces the launch of Tetra Top with Separable Top, an innovation that enables consumers to detach the plastic top from the carton sleeve, allowing them to be recycled separately.
The Independent Carton Group, an association of 18 independently owned and operated folding carton manufacturers, highlights some of its members’ most recent milestones and accomplishments.
Forty-eight percent of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling
January 22, 2014
Two thousand thirteen marked a year of significant expansion of carton recycling. Thanks to collaborative industry efforts and support from communities nationwide, 48% of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling.
The new RPA-100% certification program uses third-party audits to substantiate the manufacturing practices of participating companies to verify that paperboard marketed as 100 percent recycled contains only recovered fiber.
With unprecedented innovation driving the consumer goods industry, shoppers have more options on market shelves than one could have imagined 30 years ago.