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The article focuses on the advantages of conformity for the shrink and stretch materials that contours to the sizes and shapes of beverage packaging which results to the ability to stand out in the U.S. Even if the designs stand out on the shelf, shrink and stretch labels are not eco-friendly because it requires removal prior to the package recycling process. To improve it, suppliers work on downgauging films and label-makers design features to help separate labeling from recyclable bottles.

The article reports about a service Clynk, developed by Hannaford Bros Co. for processing beverage bottles and can returns. It informs that the company had replaced its reverse vending machines in 20 of its 51 stores in Maine and it accepts bags of the bottles and cans from consumers and electronically credits them. It mentions that Clynk uses technology to replace much of the manual labor for bottle bill procedures.

The article reports that the American Horticultural Society has a new corporate partner, TerraCycle, Inc. The company uses recycled plastic bottles to deliver natural fertilizers to plants. The company works with organizations and individuals to collect bottles. As of January 2007, the company has recycled 1.2 million bottles.

Presents the Soda Pop Denim, the new product of Swift Denim made from recycled soda bottles. Other materials mixed with the crush plastic pellets; Efforts to position Swift Denim away from the basic; Development of another fabric called Trio; Remarks of Swift Denim president John Heldrich.

Reports on the recycling of soda bottles to automotive structural parts. Reclamation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from softdrink bottles and using it as matrix for glass-reinforced composite material; Use of composite material in making closed shapes for car chassis-making; High fiber volume fraction of material resulting from the process.

The article reports that Coca-Cola Co. has partnered with Avantium Technologies BV in the production of bottles made from an uncommercialised bio-based polyester. However, the industry is skeptical on the advantages of polymer compared to the recycling stream of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It reveals that Coca-Cola's PET bottling plant with bottles made from polyethylene furanoate (PEF) can be 100% biobased.

The article focuses on the 7UP EcoGreen™ bottle launched by PepsiCo Beverages Canada, which is the first soft drink bottle made from 100% recycled polyethelene terephthalate (rPET) plastic in Canada and North America. It says that the development the bottle is a breakthrough for the beverage sector because a way to combine the technology with rPET was identified by the company. Moreover, increasing the use of bottles made from 100% recycled plastic is the long-term plan of the company.

The article focuses on developments which happened in the chemical industry in the years 1883 and 1983. According to a U.S. Bureau of Statistics compilation on U.S. export trade in petroleum, there was a fall in the total exports for the fiscal year 1882-1883 of over 54,000,000 gallons. Under the New York State deposit law effective from September 12, 1983, plastic carbonated beverage bottles would be recycled into polyester fiberfill, foam, and many other commercial products.

The article reports that the House representatives have agreed to propose the House Bill 1839 which creates the Returnable Beverage Container Act and is similar to the Senate bill 1035 which would enforce a beverage container recovery system in the Keystone State. It notes that the bill imposes a five-cent-per-container fee upon the purchase of beer, carbonated soft drinks and other malt beverages, sports drinks, soda, mineral and other drinks. Relative to this, it also reveals that the revenue gathered from the assessment will be deposited in the Returnable Beverage Container Fund which will be utilized to reimburse valid returnable deposit claims of distributors and redemption centers.

The article reports that based on an analysis of the Container Recycling Institute about 8 billion beer and soda containers were recycled in 2005 through New York's bottle bill and recycling programs. However, only about 68 million water bottles and other nondeposit containers were recycled. The supporters of the state bottle bill are calling on the Legislature to update the law to include bottled water, iced tea and other noncarbonated beverages. Laura Haight of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said that billions more bottles and cans have ended up littered.

Reports on the possible changes to the 1983 bottle bill of Massachusetts since some state legislators consider to expand the bill while others would want to completely abolish it. Overview of the consumer requirements under the bill; Carbonated beverage container recycling rate of the state according to the Container Recycling Institute; Non-carbonated beverage containers that are suggested by State Representative Douglas Petersen to be included in the bill.

The article reports on the limited market introduction of Coca-Cola's recycled soft drink bottles in Charlotte, North Carolina. The recycled bottles are made up of recycled plastic and virgin resin. Lauren C. Steele of Coca-Cola said that Charlotte was chosen because of its recycling program. Labels were put on the recycled bottles for distinction.