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Ready to Eat Salads Dole New Flavors

Dole Adds Three New Flavors to Ready-to-Eat Salad Line

Dole FreshTakes RTE Salads expand with Chicken Club BLT, Backyard BBQ, and Avocado Ranch with Chicken in proprietary new bowl packaging.
December 10, 2020
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Dole Fresh Vegetables has enhanced its popular line of Dole FreshTakes Bowl Salads with three on-trend new flavors and proprietary new packaging that allows salad lovers to mix their Dole fresh lettuces, toppings and dressings in the same bowl without spilling.


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Danone, Unilever and others join forces to help tackle plastic waste with BP’s enhanced recycling technology

The consortium intends to combine the capabilities and experience of its members to develop a new circular approach to dealing with PET plastic waste.
December 23, 2019
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ALPLA, Austria; Britvic plc, UK; Danone S.A., France; Unilever, London; REMONDIS Recycling GmbH & Co.KG, Germany; and BP, London, joined forces to utilize BP’s enhanced recycling technology to create a new cross-industry consortium to develop a global circular economy for plastics.
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BP introduces technology to recycle currently unrecycled PET plastic

BP announced plans to construct a $25 million pilot plant in Naperville, Ill., to prove its chemical recycling technology before progressing to full-scale commercialization.
December 23, 2019
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BP, London, developed what it described as an enhanced recycling technology called BP Infinia, which enables currently unrecyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to be transformed back into new, virgin-quality feedstocks.
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Giant Eagle to be free of single-use plastics by 2025

For starters, Giant Eagle announced a target to be free of single-use plastics in its operations by 2025.
December 19, 2019
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Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, Pa., launched a strategic sustainability platform focused on achieving significant milestones related to plastics, waste, carbon emissions, more sustainable products and team member engagement.
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Study: Sustainable, recyclable flexible plastics packaging solutions ignite fresh growth opportunities

From a regional perspective, Asia-Pacific is expected to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period due to the increasing number of dual-income households.
December 10, 2019
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The global flexible plastic packaging market is projected to generate revenues of $172.29 million from 2018-2023 with a steady CAGR of 3.2% during this period, according to a study shared by Frost & Sullivan, San Antonio, Texas.
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Report details how supermarkets can move beyond plastics in 2020

The report outlines examples from around the world — throughout store aisles to the checkout counter — of supermarkets moving beyond single-use plastics and packaging.
December 4, 2019
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Greenpeace USA, Washington, D.C., released a report that walks readers through “The Smart Supermarket,” a hypothetical store that moved beyond single-use plastics and packaging.
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Study reveals cook-in-bag sales to grow

The report foresees plastic to remain the preferred material used for the production of cook-in-bags.
November 12, 2019
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The cook-in-bag method is quickly permeating retail outlets. The high temperature-resistant film combined with practicality and convenience are key drivers in the growth of the cook-in-bag market, according a study produced by Fact.MR, Rockville, Md.
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Study: U.S. plastics industry maintains trade surplus

The plastics industry maintained a trade surplus of $500 million, as consumption of plastics products continued to grow in the United States.
October 31, 2019
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The size of the U.S. plastics industry expanded in 2018, accounting for 993,000 jobs and $451.3 billion worth of shipments. In the same year, it maintained a trade surplus of $500 million, as consumption of plastics products continued to grow in the United States, according to two reports released by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, D.C.
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