Re: Alternative packaging for salty snacks

["Elizabeth Ann R. Bird" <ebird@montana.edu>]

Here's a more high-tech product under development I just read about:
organic polyethylene.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/news/sbnews.cfm?id=13377

Cheers, Elizabeth



At 11:53 AM 5/22/2007, Gangmark.Carolyn@epamail.epa.gov wrote:

> Hello All,  Looking for
> information about greener packaging to replace
> the mylar? material currently used for salty snack products.  Has
> anyone
> looked into this?
>
> Carolyn Gangmark
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> U.S. EPA Region 10
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