Rick Lingle
Contributor at Freelance
Sr. Technical Editor @PlasticsToday who Likes good #packaging. Views are my own.
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2 days ago |
plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle
Before his current freelance business, Rick Lingle was Senior Technical Editor for PlasticsToday where he worked for seven years. Prior to that he also worked for Packaging Digest for about 20 years, including an earlier stint of nine years in the 1990s. Lingle retired at the end of 2024, but continues to freelance on a limited basis.
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packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle
Every Man Jack’s new packaging design is also made using 50% post-consumer recycled resin that reduces plastic waste by a half-million pounds yearly. Every Man Jack’s new all-polypropylene deodorant stick packaging is a switch from a hard-to-recycle mixed plastic design. Every Man JackA more sustainable approach to plastic packaging might be closer than you think — perhaps just an arm’s reach away.
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plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle
A more sustainable approach to plastic packaging might be closer than you think — perhaps just an arm’s reach away. Grooming brand Every Man Jack, for instance, has introduced a 100% recyclable deodorant stick made entirely from mono-material polypropylene. The change, announced on Earth Day, is in line with the brand’s mission. “At Every Man Jack, we don’t just talk about sustainability — we live and breathe it in every aspect of our business,” says company CEO Gerry Chesser.
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2 weeks ago |
plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle
Before his current freelance business, Rick Lingle was Senior Technical Editor for PlasticsToday where he worked for seven years. Prior to that he also worked for Packaging Digest for about 20 years, including an earlier stint of nine years in the 1990s. Lingle retired at the end of 2024, but continues to freelance on a limited basis.
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2 weeks ago |
packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle
The company’s Latin American banana and pineapple packaging operations will save 1.5 million lbs of packaging materials this year, improve load stability, too. A sustainably fruitful film for pallets of pineapples (left) and bananas.Oxifilm/DoleAt a GlanceIn Latin America, Dole replaced traditional pallet wrap with recyclable Oxifilm and cut 2.2 kg of waste per pallet. Overall weekly savings of about 7,500 kg in plastic will double as the program scales up.
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Earth Month and #Plastic waste reduction: A tale of two frozen #Food brands #packaging #sustainability @plasticstoday https://t.co/GpVBG0YQnL https://t.co/HjTkzX8X39
Tethered caps that reduce litter and support recycling are mandatory on certain sizes of plastic bottles in Europe. What’s the outlook for the US? #packaging #Sustainability @plasticstoday https://t.co/u83Jivra5v https://t.co/11npFUw1kw
Just in time for April, plastic-neutral retailer Grove Collaborative downsizes #packaging to such a ridiculous level (1/20th normal size) it's literally laughable #shrinkflation https://t.co/7KZ7wF4dp5