Plastics. Plus creative packaging. Combined with a unique distribution system. Delivering medicine that saves children’s lives. Surely such innovation deserves some recognition? While diarrhea is an easily treated disease, 15 percent of deaths for children under five years old in sub-Sahara Africa is caused by the condition. Efforts to distribute inexpensive treatment kits in this…
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Food waste is a global problem with many causes. Part of a series on the topic, this article focuses on how plastics used in frozen food packaging help reduce food (and packaging) waste. How much food do we Americans throw out each year? It’s probably more than you think. Although calculating food waste is a…
Read More…Americans celebrating a big game will buy, prepare, and devour lots of food and drink. For example, more food is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday in the U.S. than any day except Thanksgiving, according to the USDA. That can result in quite a bit of waste. We all want to lighten our environmental footprint without…
Read More…By Chef Richard Blais, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author, and Winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars It’s no secret that I like to experiment in the kitchen. I love using contemporary food science and modern tools to deconstruct our favorite foods and present them in surprising ways, so they’re at once familiar and totally new. In addition…
Read More…By Chef Richard Blais, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author, and Winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars If you’ve seen me on television—or if you’ve visited one of my Atlanta restaurants—you know I’m passionate about finding creative ways to reinvent classic dishes. I like to experiment in the kitchen and work with unusual textures and flavors, and I…
Read More…Plastics Make it Possible® is teaming up with culinary innovator Richard Blais at the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE (NYCWFF) to highlight the integral role plastics play in food preparation, packaging, and sustainability. Perhaps most recognizable as the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars, Blais has…
Read More…Many of us are trying harder than ever to live a more sustainable lifestyle: we waste less, we recycle more, and we look for products that help us do both. But at the same time, we don’t want to give up convenience—especially with food and other products we buy often. Sustainability plus convenience—sounds challenging. Well,…
Read More…Ever notice that more and more products on supermarket shelves are sold in all sorts of new flexible pouches? Tuna fish, nuts, dried fruit, trail mix, baby formula, candy, pet foods, and even wine are being packaged in super-light, soft plastic pouches. In the refrigerator and freezer sections you see still more foods in similar…
Read More…You know, I really hadn’t thought about all the ways plastics help celebrate spring holidays like Easter. But if you look around, plastic is everywhere… helping us decorate, entertain and spread holiday cheer. Just look at an Easter basket; from the pastel overwrap down to a jelly bean stuffed plastic egg—plastics are a big part…
Read More…Innovations in plastic packaging frequently help reduce the amount of materials used to package food and everyday products. This often results in lighter packaging, less fuel to transport products, reduced use of natural resources, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, less waste—a lighter environmental footprint. Here are some examples: Ecolean Liquid Packaging: These plastic pouches used for…
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