The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, established under the leadership of dairy producers, is now accepting nominations for the third year of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards.

Most US consumers do not consider sustainability when grocery shopping and are largely apathetic compared to European counterparts, according to an in-depth research report from The Big Picture, a design research agency based in New York and London.

MillerCoors is using less and less water to brew its beers, according to the 2013 MillerCoors Sustainability Report released today. The nation’s second-largest brewer decreased water use by 6.1 percent to a record low 3.82 barrels in 2012.

The Carton Council of North America, a group of carton manufacturers united to deliver long term collaborative solutions in order to divert valuable cartons from the landfill, has been awarded the 2013 Bow and Arrow Award for Coalition Building by the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC).

Evergreen Packaging announces the launch of the fall 2013 Made By Milk Carton Construction Contest, themed "Transportation." Schools across the United States can win up to $5,000 by having classroom teams design and construct creations made from empty school milk cartons, which students save from their school lunches. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2013.

PET is the largest plastic material recycled in Europe, with the equivalent of more than 60 billion bottles recycled in 2012.

As part of an ongoing commitment to sustainable business practices, Zumbiel Packaging joined the EPA's Green Power Partnership (GPP) in June, 2013. The Cincinnati-area paperboard packaging company has committed to purchase five percent of its electricity from renewable sources in order to reduce the environmental impact of its operations.

Turkey’s leading brand of mineral water, Erikli, is planning on a return on investment of only two years partnering with Sidel. Like so many other bottling companies currently, the Turkish company wanted to switch its production to PET bottles with shorter necks.

The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash a day, and on the whole the United States produces over 250 million tons of trash a year. However, only about 35% is currently recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

One of the largest global industry networks, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has advised its members in its recently released Sustainability Activation Toolkit that the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is one of the forest management schemes that it supports.