I think Josh has raised a very interesting point in this article – if so much is being done by companys to ‘green’ up their packaging then why aren’t they using that fact in their advertising?

Josh Brooks, packagingnews.co.uk, 19 August 2009

via Soap Box blog: From reassuringly expensive to ‘recyclage de luxe’ | packagingnews.co.uk.

Jill Park, packagingnews.co.uk, 18 August 2009

Tesco milk packs are to feature a carbon label as the retailer moves closer to its target of footprinting 500 products by the end of the year.

via Tesco carbon footprints milk | packagingnews.co.uk.

Jill Park, packagingnews.co.uk, 17 August 2009

Diageo has entered into a legal battle with Sainsbury’s over alleged copyright infringement of its Pimm’s brand.  The legal action will determine whether Sainsbury’s new gin-based drink Pitchers, which it encourages customers to drink with fruit and lemonade, is a copy of Diageo’s Pimm’s.

It will be interesting to see how this claim proceeds, the packs are ’similar’ but not as close as others I’ve seen.  Check out the pictures here and see the full article. http://bit.ly/18FLF4

Plastic takes on vintage glass; More winemakers adopt cheaper, lighter bottles for lower-cost offerings

By Jerry Hirsch, TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERS — Chicago Tribune, August 11, 2009 Tuesday Chicagoland Final Edition – News from LexisNexis via www.packagingdigest.com

Plastic containers already are commonly used for 187-milliliter single-serving wine bottles sold on commercial airlines and available at many supermarkets. But cost pressures are expected to accelerate the trend toward alternative materials in the packaging ofwine & spirits.

So how about a bottle of the ‘02 Chateau Plastique? The ubiquitous 750-milliliter glass wine bottle is starting to get competition from a plastic upstart.

The bottles carry a “use by” date — plastic doesn’t provide quite the same seal as glass — and as such aren’t likely to find their way into the cellars of serious wine enthusiasts.

For those who aren’t as picky, however, the wine is likely to cost less. And oenophiles say that for wine that hasn’t, er, expired, the taste will be the same.

Personally, I think that this will probably catch on quite quickly at the bottom-end of the market, where wine is getting consumed within days/weeks/months of manufacture and is already sold in a ‘bag-in-box format successfully. However,  at the top-end, where wine is traditionally ‘laid-down’ to improve quality & value, I don’t think that it will happen. Aside from the long-term barrier properties, the weight & ‘feel’ of a glass bottle have a much higher quality & value perception, with which plastic has always found it difficult to compete. Chris Penfold

Read the whole article here: Plastic takes on vintage glass; More winemakers adopt cheaper, lighter bottles for lower-cost offerings – August 11, 2009 Tuesday – Packaging Digest.

Simeon Goldstein, packagingnews.co.uk, 29 July 2009

Energy drink brand Red Bull has been fined a record £271,800 for breaching packaging waste regulations.

via Red Bull hit with record £270k packaging waste fine | packagingnews.co.uk.

Josh Brooks, packagingnews.co.uk, 24 July 2009

Coca-Cola Enterprises CCE has pledged to recover as much packaging as it produces as part of ambitious plans to cut its carbon footprint by 15% in the next 10 years.

via Coca-Cola Enterprises to recover 100% of packaging by 2020 | packagingnews.co.uk.

By Rory Harrington, 10-Jul-2009  www.foodproductiondaily.com

Neither the public nor federal regulators in the United States know enough about where bottled water comes from or how it is made safe, the chairman of a congressional oversight committee has said.

To read more just click the link  http://bit.ly/1zYleh

Anne Barrowclough in Sydney     www.timesonline.co.uk

Until yesterday the town of Bundanoon (population 2,500) was best known as the host of Australia’s version of the Highland Games. Now it has become the world’s first place to ban bottled water.

Interesting article, to read more click here http://bit.ly/IBJPr