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...
New PET Packaging Sensation – BottleOne
Before I get into the specifics of the new PET packaging sensation, BottleOne, I want to take you back a few years. For those of you old enough to remember the influential music critic, Jon Landau, when he first saw Bruce Springsteen in Cambridge back in 1975, he...
BottleOne Technology: A 2020 Year End Conversation
As 2020 comes to a close, it’s time for us all to look back and reflect on a remarkably challenging year. The events of 2020 have affected most of us personally and professionally, and they’ve forced us all to become stronger and more courageous. Here at BottleOne,...
Dairy Industry: 4 Consumer Trends Reshaping Business
It has been quite a year for the dairy industry. The current crisis has caused consumers to change almost every aspect of their lives, including their shopping habits. Nobody knows if the recent changes in customer behavior will be permanent. We do know that consumers...
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...