Coke, Colgate, DuPont and Others Form Environmental Packaging Lobby Group

Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Dow Chemical and Kellogg’s are among the major U.S. corporations that have created a trade organization to represent the packaging industry and coordinate the sector’s environmental efforts. The American Institution for Packaging and the Environment (Ameripen) will advocate on public policy relating to packaging and the environment. It will collaborate with trade associations, academic institutions, non-profits and government agencies to facilitate relevant research and data collection. Founders also include ConAgra Foods, MeadWestvaco, Sealed Air Corporation and Tetra Pak. Membership is open to raw material producers, packaging suppliers, packaging converters, waste haulers, recyclers, and packaged goods manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The group’s first annual meeting is due to be held June 22. More…

News selected by Covalence | Country: Global | Company: The Coca Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, ConAgra Foods, The Dow Chemical Co., DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Kellogg Company, MeadWestvaco, Procter & Gamble, Sealed Air Corporation, Tetra Pak, Inc. | Source: Environmental Leader