Exciting news for the packaging industry and the world in general has just recently been released from Washington. Five major companies are banding together to create a task force that is charged with developing a new plant-based product that will replace the plastic they currently use in their products. Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble have all agreed to put resources behind the research and development of a new 100% plant based product that will replace PET. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is made from fossil fuels. It is used to make bottles, fabric and carpet, apparel and footwear.
It is a huge step for these companies to join together to create a new product that could ultimately be worth billions of dollars. However, the gain to our environment and the future of our planet is invaluable. I for one, wish to give these companies a standing ovation and wish their team great success in reaching their goal quickly. I hope more companies take a cue and ‘jump on this bandwagon’ for the good of all.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at http://www.neminc.com/.
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