Jun 30, 2025
These Are the Best Recycling Practices for Food Industry Heroes
You’re a food industry pro. There isn’t a challenge you haven’t stood up to (or at least, not yet. There is still time for the Food Network to ask to shoot a new show about the hottest new snack trends at your business). You’re already solving complex daily issues — from supply chain logistics to […]
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Jun 27, 2025
What Do Those RIC Symbols on the Bottom of Packaging Mean?
If you work in the food business, you face mounting pressure. Your customers increasingly demand sustainable packaging choices, your competitors are touting their environmentally friendly credentials, and you need to make purchasing decisions that align with both your values and bottom line. But when you flip over packaging and see those triangular recycling symbols with […]
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Jun 23, 2025
Do You Know What Happens to Your Recycling When It Gets Picked Up from the Curb?
“Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.” This has been instilled in most of us for a large portion of our lives. Without research, we can’t accurately gauge how many people are truly reducing and reusing materials. But we certainly admire the creativity behind innovations like transforming an old pool net into a gutter cleaner with some strategically placed […]
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Jun 20, 2025
Do PET Post-Consumer Recycled Materials Contain PFAS? What Our Testing Revealed
As we strive to protect our planet, people constantly search for ways to make a difference. While not everyone can be a marine scientist working on complex machines cleaning up the oceans, most of us find ourselves taking simpler day-to-day steps like reusing and recycling. Many shoppers deliberately select products with recycled packaging — specifically […]
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Jun 18, 2025
The Truth About Plastic Food Packaging Sustainability
Let’s be honest: Packaging choices can be complicated. The industry values innovation and responsibility, yet here we are, lost in a sea of mixed messages about plastic food packaging sustainability. Yesterday’s eco-villain can turn into today’s climate hero in no time, much like how milk quickly spoils in a poorly designed container. For food industry […]
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Jun 16, 2025
Molded Fiber Food Containers: Promise or Problem?
From egg cartons to Chipotle’s famous takeout packages, molded fiber food containers are popping up across the food industry. As regulations change and sustainability becomes a focus in boardrooms, food professionals need to clearly see all their packaging options. With over 50 years in the industry, Inline Plastics has seen packaging trends come and […]
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Jun 13, 2025
Do You Know How Quality Plastic Packaging Reduces Food Waste?
The statistics are hard to believe. Feeding America says that 92 billion pounds of food waste ends up in dumpsters each year. At the same time, many families nationwide have empty dinner tables. Food waste in America presents a major issue for food business owners and mindful consumers. It means lost resources and poses daily […]
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Jun 11, 2025
The Reality of Post-Consumer Recycled Materials in Plastic Packaging
Most of us want to do what is best for the planet. Few people intentionally pour motor oil down city street drains or dump nuclear waste into lakes. Now more than ever, it’s vital that our choices reflect our good intentions for the environment. For those in the food industry, a key decision is using […]
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Jun 06, 2025
Plastic Bans 101: What You Need to Know as a Food Industry Professional
Before you start reading this article, there is something important that you need to know: the writer is by no means a legal expert and is not trying to explain what laws are being enforced by which states, why, when, and how. If you’re looking for definitive legal advice about plastic bans, this article has […]
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May 28, 2025
The U.S. Plastics Pact: What Food Business Pros Need to Know
Download the U.S. Plastics Pact 2023-2024 Impact Report Here Ever feel like you’re playing an impossible game of packaging whack-a-mole? Just when you’ve solved one challenge, three more pop up. One day, your customers love plastic clamshells. Next, they want compostable banana leaf wraps (we hope that metaphorical joke is false). How do you […]
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