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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.
[VIDEO] Plastics Make it Possible at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen
Read MorePlastics Foster New Trends and Innovations in Cooking and Entertaining
Submitted on Jun 23, 2010
Lifestyle and Entertaining Expert Sissy Biggers and Plastics Make It PossibleSM Highlight the Latest Plastic Tools, Gadgets, Storage Solutions and Party Supplies Helping to Revolutionize Cooking and Entertaining
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Press Room • Smart Packaging
Summer Entertaining Sweepstakes!
Submitted on Jun 16, 2010
The Summer Entertaining Sweepstakes is now officially closed. Thank you to everyone who participated by submitting their favorite plastic innovations for summer entertaining! Judging by your comments, durability, portability and convenience are top priority when it comes to entertaining during the warm summer months. The winner of the summer enterta [...]
Category: Appliances & Gadgets • Aspen Food & Wine • Events • Smart Packaging
Plastics Make Cooking & Entertaining Possible
Submitted on Jun 10, 2010
Looking to host the perfect get-together? Plastics Make it PossibleSM and lifestyle expert Sissy Biggers have teamed up to share some clever tips for using innovative plastic gadgets and tools to make the most of your next meal or celebration. • Test Your Skills: Impress your dinner guests with the latest gourmet cooking trend embraced by world-ren [...]
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Smart Packaging
Our Favorite Recipes from Aspen Food & Wine
Submitted on Jun 10, 2010
Mini Fruit Tarts with Lemon Curd, Berries & White Chocolate Crème Sweet Pastry Crust Recipe 3 Cups All Purpose Flour ¼ Tsp. Salt ½ Cup Granulated White Sugar ½ Lb. Unsalted Butter at Room Temperature 2 Large Eggs Lightly Beaten Method • Sift together flour and salt. • Cream sugar and butter in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. • Add [...]
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Smart Packaging
Highlights of the Aspen Challenge
Submitted on Jun 10, 2010
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2010 Aspen Challenge by submitting great ideas for using plastics to help make your cooking and entertaining possible! From the preparation of favorite recipes to the storage of fresh veggies to transporting leftovers, it’s clear from your comments that plastics play a huge role in food preparation, [...]
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Smart Packaging
Less Plastic, Recycled Plastic Rewarded in Packaging Awards
Submitted on Jun 7, 2010
Dupont’s Packaging Awards Highlight the latest innovations
Category: Smart Packaging
AriZona Iced Tea Gets a New Recycled Look
Submitted on May 25, 2010
The new bottle is 20% lighter than AriZona Iced Tea’s old bottle and packs nearly 350 more bottles to a pallet.
Category: Eco Solutions • Smart Packaging
Plastic Innovations in Packaging Through the Decades
Submitted on May 19, 2010
Plastic Innovations in Packaging through the Decades From the invention of plastic in the late 1800s to the introduction of Tupperware® in the 1940s to the latest innovations in easy-dipping ketchup packets, plastics have played an integral role in smart packaging solutions that help us do more with less. Whether it’s your new electronic gadget [...]
Category: Smart Packaging
UK Retailer Pours Wine in Plastic
Submitted on May 13, 2010
Marks & Spencer will be the first retailer in the UK to convert its entire line of mini 25cl wine bottles from glass to environmentally-friendly polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic to meet consumer demand.
Category: Smart Packaging
Plastics 101: The lowdown on plastics in our homes
Submitted on May 11, 2010
Jennifer Killinger of the American Chemistry Council Teaches Examiner.com Plastics 101
Category: Smart Packaging
