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After the United States, nested packs establish in Europe

In less than 5 years, nested packs have become a standard on the U.S market of bottled water. All major American bottlers (Niagara, Ice Rivers Springs, Nestlé Waters, CG Roxane) adopted it. First implemented on the largest groupings (35,32,28,24), nested packs are now also used for smaller ones (15,12). Read more

Carbon footprint : the beverage manufacturers now tackle secondary packaging

After having worked on the weight and recycling properties of their primary packaging (the weight of 1,5 l PET bottles has been reduced of 15% between 1997 and 2009), beverage manufacturers now tackle their secondary packaging which still offers a huge potential for improvement. Read more

Transportation : requirements on pallets’ stability are increasing in Europe

The European directive 2014/47/UE on technical roadside inspection of commercial vehicles, dated April 3rd 2014, broadens the means of action of public authorities to ensure the safety of people and property. From now on, if an irregularity is detected, vehicles might be stopped until the problem is solved. Read more