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Glass is up to seven times heavier than the equivalent volume of plastic, a significant difference.

This legislation protects consumers and ensures the safety of food ingredients made through the use of modern agricultural biotechnology.

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.

With global bottled water sales consistently rising by more than five percent a year, companies are increasingly turning their attention to new segments and new consumers.

High demand for machines in manufacturing sectors ranging from auto making to packaging will push the industrial machinery market to new heights during the next five years.

The Japan Packaging Institute and significant Japanese packaging players will be showcasing their cutting-edge technology at interpack 2014.

The beverage packaging market is set to grow in the next 10 years at a fairly flat rate.

The top five disruptive technologies in flexible packaging are forecast to be intelligent (smart) packaging, recyclability, packaging openability, bio-based polymers and digital printing, according to a new market report by Smithers Pira.