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Consumer preferences for recycled packaging are not unanimous, but they remain interested in sustainability practices. Meanwhile, food processors are strategically advancing energy efficiency programs that leverage advanced analytics and automation technologies.

The $200 million project will recycle the equivalent of 25 million plastic bottles once the facility is fully operational.

The company is expanding one of its existing rPET plants and on track to meet EU standards.

The company is focusing on mechanical recycling with its new brand ALPArecycling.

Efforts to increase the recyclability of packaging can begin before the package ever leaves the facility.

Food packaging today is so much more than just protecting the individual product. It is true that the most important function, from the moment of packaging throughout transport, storage and retail, is to ensure that the contents arrive in private households in one piece. But design and material also have a large influence on buying decisions, because more and more people want food that comes in a more sustainable package.