A new today

My the time flies when you are having fun - couple of interesting new items this time - one a video from Coke about their aim to recycle 100% of their PET bottles.
http://www.eventstreams.com/recycling/

Worth viewing - and an interesting example of where the packaging industry will be going. Also I have had real reservations about the development of compostable polymers from food grade starch that are a truly one way product with no intention of recycling and reuse. But there is interest in developing pacakging from waste products see this example from Thailand from:

http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/news/ng.asp?id=79525
"Bagasse, a previously useless waste product from sugar cane, can now be used to make biodegradeable packaging for food products in Thailand, its manufacturers claim." Now if we can make that a reusable / recyclable product then I think we might be onto something.

Another company in the US has developed coffe paper cups using PLA coating on the paper so they can be composted... I wonder if it would be better to just bury the used cups and lock up the carbon?

Just wondering....

Another day another $

Been a busy week ---- Fourht year Product Development students' projeects won Highly Commended and First in the Foodstuffs (NZ) Ltd Conceptual Design by a Tertiary Student category. Have a look at
http://www.packaging.org.nz/awards/awards_student.php

Interesting to note Amcor has $ to spend - see:
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=79323-amcor-flexible-pet
I wonder what they will be buying?

An interesting article on the "perfect" film (can there be such a thing I wonder??
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?id=79392

So I'm off to Nelson tomorrrow another Meat Packaging presentation to deliver and then to Albany to be with the Packaging Diploma students