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Gov. Phil Scott proclaims Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 food waste prevention week
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (359+ words) Food scraps on their way to be composted; many of these items could have been prevented. VERMONT — Gov. Phil Scott has proclaimed Sept. 28 through Oct. 4 as Food Waste Prevention Week in Vermont. With the Governor’s proclamation, Vermont joins more than…...
Food packaging printers prioritize reliability and sustainability over speed
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (276+ words) Sustainability is similarly linked to operational accuracy. Using recyclable materials remains part of the discussion, but manufacturers are also working to reduce scrap, lower ink use, and decrease energy consumption. Improving machine accuracy and minimizing rejects can support those objectives…...
Is This Packaging a Trick or a Treat? (via Passle)
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (309+ words) During the Halloween season, some consumers went to the store and bought a bag of Reese's Peanut Putter Pumpkins. The packaging featured pictures of pumpkin-shaped Reese's peanut butter cups, with jack-o-lantern faces carved onto the front of them. Next to…...
Advocacy Needed Ahead of Food Waste Regulation Creation
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (487+ words) Farmers, processing plants and haulers are awaiting new regulations for spreading food processing residuals on farm land. While such rules could increase paperwork, many in the industry aren’t against the changes, and still others encourage engagement in the process, wanting…...
Sterling Heights looks to reduce food waste
6+ hour ago (445+ words) STERLING HEIGHTS — Are Sterling Heights residents interested in saving their apple cores, coffee grounds or unused leftovers and disposing them in an environmentally friendly manner? That’s the question a new food-scrap composting effort will gauge as the city continues pursuing…...
Hall High Students Survey West Hartford Residents About Food Waste
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (203+ words) WEST HARTFORD, CT — A group of Hall High School students is asking West Hartford residents to share their thoughts and habits surrounding food waste as part of a local sustainability research project. The students have spent several months studying food…...
A return to beer can mania
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (972+ words) I’d never considered myself part of the trendsetter crowd, but circumstance and timing put my brother Kevin and I into that mix more than 50 years ago when we started a beer can collection. The circumstance happened to be the opening…...
Superchilling Meets Heat-Shrink Packaging: A New Route to Longer Chicken Shelf Life
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (768+ words) Temperature remains one of the most important factors determining the rate at which poultry deteriorates after processing. Even when hygienic procedures are effective, microorganisms can continue to multiply during refrigerated storage. Lowering the product temperature therefore provides an additional control…...
Rice bran researched as source for antimicrobial, biodegradable food packaging film
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (570+ words) A biodegradable film made from rice bran is treated with cold plasma generated by argon gas to develop antimicrobial qualities. Rice bran is a plentiful agricultural byproduct that is often underused, but research out of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station…...
'Uncorked & Uncapped' Fundraiser Will Boost Livingston Nonprofit: Drinks, Food, Music
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (206+ words) LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Arc of Essex County, a Livingston-based nonprofit that empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will hold its annual “Uncorked & Uncapped” fundraising event on Thursday, Oct. 1. This year’s fundraiser will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at…...