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adverse effects of plastic trash on marine life

11 Mar 2013
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an exhibition, opened at hamburg, looking for alerting people to the threats of the plastic in our daily lives. this exhibition has painted a stark picture of how plastic accumulates in the world&39s oceans and affects its ecological system. this exhibition also reveals how plastic particles can come into the food chain and come back to us through our dinner plates. the hideous mess is a must see for everyone who wants to have bad ethics for the correct reason during the celebration of consumerism that is christmas.

useful tips on postholiday recycling

11 Mar 2013
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the national retail federation estimated that consumers will spend around 586.1 billion for gifts in the months of november and december, 2012. it is obvious that, with all those gifts, a lot of waste will also come. u.s. environmental protection agency estimated that, during thanksgiving and new year&rsquos day alone, nationwide, an additional million tons of waste are generated each week.

packaging that you can eat

10 Mar 2013
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the brazilian burger chain bob&39s launched a marketing campaign that offered customers to bite right into their burgers. on the chain&39s tagline, the edible packaging is a play, which states that the burgers are so tempting that a consumer won&39t be able to control themselves. a fast food chain of brazil took its marketing campaign a step ahead recently with edible packaging that tempted consumers to bite into the burgers without unwrapping them.

jane yuan and creative retail packaging joined hands for simple & crisp

10 Mar 2013
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simple &amp crisp is seattle based organic dried fruit crisp company. it has recently launched branding, custom packaging and website that is designed by creative retail packaging. simple &amp crisp, an organic and glutenfree dried fruit crisp, has stricken the market in full swing with innovative custom packaging, website and branding created by creative retail packaging.

the importance of packaging to elevate sales

05 Mar 2013
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developing packaging begins with the shape and size of the actual package. the packaging format adds a point of uniqueness that is a crucial aspect, which lures consumer to pickup the product and eventually boosts sales performance. product packaging is nothing but a marketing art. it must articulate to the product it houses, emphasize its benefits and hold the passerby with attractive graphics &ndash sufficient to pick the product up and convince them to buy it it&rsquos a big order for even the biggest package.

maddening packaging trickery leading to wrap rage

05 Mar 2013
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between fancy coverings, boxes, and blister packs, product packaging can lead to creating a mountain of frustration. consumer reports just glanced at the number of complaints it gets about all kinds of packaging problems. in a year, companies spend about 130 billion on product packaging and around seven percent of a product&39s price is in the packaging. here&rsquos a gaze at top packaging issues oysters oysters are one of those hardtoopen packages, which sometimes also referred to as clamshell.

tulsas recycling carts loaded with christmas packaging

05 Mar 2013
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as the christmas celebrations are over, now, the recycling carts are overflowing with the christmas packaging materials. generally, in this duration, a huge amount of trash is received. on the top of that, what is important is there&39s a technique available to recycle almost everything. last year, the city&rsquos trash service, was loaded fully with material that could be recycled, unfortunately, but wasn&39t due to the unavailability of such infrastructure. this year, the scenario is different as the recycling trucks are loaded down with the recyclable stuff.

despite ban, plastic bags still being trashed at the monterey mall

05 Mar 2013
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a glance around during the height of holiday spells reveals more woven and cloth totes, and far less paper and plastic bags, than last year. it&rsquos likely outcome of the city&rsquos ban that was imposed six months ago on singleuse plastic shopping bags. from jan. 1, the related charges on paper bags are jumped from 10 to 25 cents. this has also leaded to reducing the use of paper and plastic bags. the goal is to trim down on disposable bags, and motivate shoppers to bring their own reusable bags.

recycling ocean plastics to reduce marine debris

05 Mar 2013
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in business, solving big problems may ripen big profits. presently, one of largest environmental problems in front of humankind is the millions of tons of plastic that float in oceans and reach up on beaches. this problem is not only about the uncleanness, but a huge waste of raw material that should be recycled. this ecological disaster is affecting marine life and eventually human health, as well. for 21st century entrepreneurs, finding new ways to recover or prevent discarded plastics from oceans and rivers could be a gold mine business.