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The bottled water industry is focused on helping people lead healthier lives and enjoy environmentally friendly communities. 

The Carton Council of North America announces that just over one million households had cartons added to their recycling programs between January and March 2014.

The recycling of postconsumer film packaging continues to climb with the total amount collected for recycling in 2012 exceeding one billion pounds.

MWV’s patented technology combines a specially sealed inner seam with barrier coating to preserve freshness and extend shelf life.

While it’s said that more isn’t always better, consumers seem to disagree.

A member of the SPC since 2005, McDonald’s is the first national restaurant chain to join How2Recycle, a program dedicated to clearly and consistently communicating recyclability to the public.

While the number of new food product launches is declining, the number of those launches based on new packaging is increasing, which is helping to expand the sustainable packaging market.

WWF and Mondi Group announce they will work together in a three-year strategic partnership that focuses on increasing environmental stewardship in the packaging and paper sectors.

The Reusable Packaging Association has established a new industry-wide committee to establish sanitation standards and guidelines for reusable containers used throughout the food supply chain.

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today described their joint effort to better communicate the many roles packaging can play in food retail merchandising and along the supply chain.