Rick Lingle
Contributor at Freelance
Longtime #packaging editor now retired and doing a little freelancing. Views are my own.
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1 week ago |
packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle
FreshrPack coating technology cuts food waste for fresh protein using naturally derived ingredients and is available in roll, bag, and sheet form. Freshr Sustainable TechnologiesAt a GlanceActive coating for fresh protein food packaging extends shelf life, reduces food waste. FreshrPack is a simple, plug-and-play alternative to MAP systems. Seafood is first test case to prove the power of active coating. Fresh protein is an essential part of diets globally — and incredibly perishable.
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1 week ago |
plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle
Carbios, an advanced recycling company specializing in enzymatic technology, has signed two multi-year commercial contracts for bio-recycled PET (rPET) from its upcoming Longlaville, France, plant, marking a key step in executing its strategic plan.
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1 week 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
Designing a capped and labeled PET bottle is a complex project when maximum sustainability is the goal.Rick Lingle via CanvaImagine you are a packaging veteran consulting for a beverage brand that wants to redesign its flagship 500-mL/16.9-ounce PET bottle for maximum sustainability. What strategies should your client embrace and what tactics should they avoid to improve the bottle's recyclability and their own carbon footprint? What advice would you provide and what insights would you share?
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2 weeks ago |
plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle
Imagine you are a packaging veteran consulting for a beverage brand that wants to redesign its flagship 500-mL/16.9-ounce PET bottle for maximum sustainability. What strategies should your client embrace and what tactics should they avoid to improve the bottle's recyclability and their own carbon footprint? What advice would you provide and what insights would you share?
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How to Design a Truly Sustainable PET Bottle offers advice from a #plastic expert who has assisted in designing recycling operations #packaging #sustainability @PlasticsToday https://t.co/qvo5YvbKwP https://t.co/64ENQHS2gM
#Beer brands Budweiser, Heineken, and Miller Lite tap the allure of limited-edition #packaging in engaging ways @PackagingDigest https://t.co/9OPx0n7AHW https://t.co/o5QL1t9JN9
Improved chitosan biopolymer films, Butterbeer-themed snack packs, BOPLA breakthroughs, compostable winners, and lingering questions on recyclability marked a busy April for flexible #packaging #sustainability @plasticstoday https://t.co/ekfZMqiwng https://t.co/REhm5Y8nhp