Chip provider PragmatIC has completed an eight-week pilot of Near Field Communication (NFC) RFID technology to track recyclable beverage containers from stores to the point of recycling. The company ...

Ball Corporation, Broomfield, Colo., Pepsi-Cola Company, Purchase, N.Y., and the Coco-Cola Company, Atlanta, have joined the National Association for PET Container Resources’ (NAPCOR) TOP Bottle ...

How Are Plastic Bottles Made? Plastics are made from oil or natural gas, which are made of molecules called hydrocarbons. When you heat hydrocarbons to very high temperatures, they break down into ...

They may be a perfect container for aging wine, but glass bottles contribute enormously to climate change. By Eric Asimov Glass bottles have historically been the perfect containers for wine. They are ...