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Waste and Opportunity 2015

Environmental Progress and Challenges in Food, Beverage, and Consumer Goods Packaging

Conrad B. MacKerron

As You Sow, 2015

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Despite the widespread awareness about recycling benefits, the recycling rate in the United States is lower than that of many developed countries. This report by Conrad B. MacKerron, an executive with the nonprofit organization As You Sow, analyzes the current packaging practices of the quick service (or fast food) restaurant, beverage and consumer goods sectors. getAbstract recommends his research to managers of QSR, beverage and consumer goods companies, as well as packaging designers and environmentalists.

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The United States has a poor record of recycling when compared with many other developed nations.
In the quick service restaurant (or fast food) sector, companies should reduce black plastics, work with mills to recycle fibers, and provide recycling and composting bins at all their facilities.
In the beverage sector, companies should use recyclable polyethylene terephthalate bottles instead of nonbiodegradable packaging materials.

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Conrad B. MacKerron is the senior vice president at As You Sow, a nonprofit organization working toward increased environmental and social corporate responsibility.

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Environmental Progress and Challenges in Food, Beverage, and Consumer Goods Packaging

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