Recently I’ve been asked about the use of post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR) in BottleOne PET containers. PCR is a subset of rPET, which is recycled PET. PCR comes from bottle recovery programs such as curbside recycling and bottle deposit channels. Here are my...
BottleOne Technology Featured in SIPA Presentation
If you didn’t tune into PETnology’s Pack Passion Week 2022, you missed a good one. Even though I like the personal touch of being at the conference, I enjoyed watching the presentations from my desk. SIPA’s presentation, by Paolo De Nardi and Pablo Fiorentini, was my...
BottleOne’s PET Bottles Critiqued by Plastics Expert, Chris DeArmitt, PhD, FRSC
If you are a regular reader of our blog, you know we are passionate about our BottleOne PET bottles. BottleOne is an affordable large capacity, standard grade PET bottle with an integrated PET handle. Our unique handle is integrated and molded into the preform (it is...
Milk Containers: PET (Circular Economy) vs. HDPE (Recycling Economy)
Sustainability practices continue to gain momentum as this consumer trend rises in popularity. For CPGs, sustainable business practices reflect more than just a conscientious way of doing business. They represent the values we have as consumers for sustaining the...
How to Increase Dairy Profitability with BottleOne
The dairy industry continues to be in a state of disruption. Competition increases while the growth forecasts decrease. Sluggish growth as a result of the pandemic adds to the complexity of an already strained market. Now more than ever, it is important for companies...
BottleOne PET Bottle vs. HDPE Jugs: Cost Comparison
Hopefully by now you’ve heard of BottleOne’s revolutionary large format PET bottle with an integrated PET handle. The innovative technology incorporated into each bottle is shaking up the dairy industry and other large format, multi-serve packages. It’s also raising...
Plastic is the Unexpected Solution to the Plastic Problem in the Ocean
What are your thoughts regarding the plastic problem? You know what plastic problem I’m referring to - that island of garbage floating in the ocean. We at BottleOne are in the plastics business, so it is a fair question to ask. My answer is likely not the one you’re...
Personal Observations from the Floor of NPE 2024
I had the opportunity to attend this year’s NPE in Orlando, where I saw some interesting developments that I think are worth sharing. Most of the OEMs and aftermarket suppliers we use at BottleOne exhibited at the show, and virtually every one of them had something...
Innovation Motivation: A Quick Analysis
As a primary package, BottleOne technology lives in a world of high stakes brand management and brand equity. Brand management is a very sophisticated, complex, and nuanced profession that supports and grows brand equity. Asking a brand manager to change their primary...
Innovation Motivation Part Two: A Solution in Search of a Problem
In Part One of my series on Innovation Motivation, I offered three different change motivations that drive innovation. These motivations; ambition, fear, and crisis, are universal and create a model useful when assessing the thought processes and behaviors of...