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Lighter, stronger, safer – Plastics Make it Possible! Today’s smart packaging solutions help us to do more with less. Whether it’s the latest gadget, your favorite beauty product, that must-have appliance or what you’re eating for lunch, plastic packaging keeps your purchases safe until you’re ready to use them. While packaging has gotten lighter over the decades, the innovations have continued to emerge, making all of our lives easier. Many advancements in packaging help to keep food fresher longer, helping to reduce waste and allowing our grocery dollars to go farther. Efficiencies in packaging also have helped conserve resources, making plastic packaging a smart solution.

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[VIDEO] Plastics Make it Possible at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen

Submitted on Aug 20, 2010

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Simple Summer Solutions – Fresh Recipes and Easy Entertaining Tips

Submitted on Jul 19, 2010

Summertime entertaining should be easy and fun. And it can be – with some simple solutions and fresh recipes. Watermelon and Tomato Salad Tropical Fruit Dessert Pizza 3-Ingredient Marinade for Pork Tenderloin Holly Clegg, the “Queen of Quick,” is a best-selling cookbook author who knows how to keep things sweet and simple. She [...]

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[VIDEO] Plastic Innovations in Food Prep and Entertaining

Submitted on Jul 16, 2010

Lifestyle expert, Sissy Biggers, demonstrates how plastic innovations makes preparing food and entertaining easier than ever!

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[VIDEO] Harold Dieterli, Winner, Top Chef Season 1 Talks Plastics

Submitted on Jul 14, 2010

Harold Dieterli, Winner, Top Chef Season 1 tells Sissy Biggers how plastics have enhanced his cooking at the FOOD & WINE festival in Aspen.

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GUEST POST: Sissy Biggers – Summer Entertaining with Plastic

Submitted on Jul 9, 2010

It’s that time of year again. Summer was made for outdoor entertaining with pool parties, picnics and barbeques! Whether adding pizzazz to the party with colorful, shatter-resistant margarita glasses, readying the wine with a plastic aerator, or packing the picnic basket with resealable plastic storage containers, innovations in plastics can help [...]

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Plastic Lets You Take Wine To Go

Submitted on Jul 8, 2010

An entrepreneur introduces Le Froglet, an individual sized plastic wine glass.

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Tips to Recycle More of the Plastics You Use

Submitted on Jun 30, 2010

Bottles in the Bin – In addition to milk jugs and beverage bottles, remember to recycle bottles from salad dressing, cooking oil and condiments; food jars from peanut butter and mayonnaise; bottles from shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent, fabric softener and household cleaners. Bag It! – You can recycle plastic bags at many major grocery [...]

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In Photos: Aspen FOOD & WINE Classic

Submitted on Jun 30, 2010

Want to see more? Click here to see our album showcasing ways plastics are making summer entertaining a breeze. Plastics Make it PossibleSM went to Aspen for the 2010 FOOD & WINE Classic with lifestyle expert Sissy Biggers. While Sissy was sharing some clever tips for using innovative plastic gadgets and tools to make the most [...]

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Plastics Make it Possible June Newsletter: Smart Packaging

Submitted on Jun 30, 2010

We are pleased to share with you the June edition of the Plastics Make it Possible Newsletter! This month we chose to focus on the innovations in packaging that keep food safe while helping to make summer outdoor entertaining a breeze! Download the PDF: Plastics Make It Possible June Newsletter

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Serving Up Sous Vide

Submitted on Jun 23, 2010

Follow these instructions to learn about the latest trend of gourmet cooking and keep your plastic bags handy!

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How Fantastic is Your Plastic?

Submitted on Jun 23, 2010

Saveur Magazine takes a look at all the ways plastics lends a hand in the kitchen.

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