UNILEVER

Zero waste to landfill achieved across all 26 North American facilities as part of “sustainable living plan”

PROCTER & GAMBLE

Zero waste to landfill achieved at 45 sites / USD 1 bn is created through recycling, reusing or conversion

LOGOPLASTE

Portuguese packaging firm to build new US production facility / “Hole in the Wall” concept

FILM RECYCLING UK

BPI: Combat export restrictions by increasing product recycled content / Focus on domestic market / "Recycling not going fantastically well"

BIO POLYESTER

Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble form collaborative to accelerate development of products made from plant-based PET

GEKA

3i takes majority stake in cosmetic packaging manufacturer / Plans for international growth

EVENTS

“2011 Pira Packaging Summit” in Nice

PROCTER & GAMBLE

Sugarcane-based plastic bottles used for “Pantene” shampoo

WEIDENHAMMER

German packaging manufacturer invests more than EUR 30m in 2010 / EUR 10m earmarked for plastics division

PROCTER & GAMBLE

Wide-ranging sustainability agenda / All packaging to be recyclable or renewable / Elimination of oil-based plastics / No PVC within two years

PACTIV

“Slide-Rite” closure adopted by Procter & Gamble