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Article: Sustainable strides in plastic: the 20th Dupont Awards honor seven international food and nonfood packages and three notable accomplishments, selected from nearly 80 entries.(packaging awards)
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- Packaging Digest
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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As packaging attunes to the environment and all things sustainable, the DuPont Awards are following suit and recognizing breakthrough achievements in sustainability. Announced in April at DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers' (www.packaging.dupont.com) headquarters in Wilmington, DE, the winners of the 20th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation demonstrate new uses of renewable materials, effective recovery and energy efficiency along with convenience, high graphic appeal and critical functionality.
Factors contributing to improved sustainability were the challenges given to the entries. An international jury also selected ...