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2. Resealable packaging - Wikipedia

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   The zip is bonded to the packaging by a heat activated adhesive that is pre-applied to the backing of the zip. The first resealable packaging with a zipper was licensed in the United States by Minigrip® in 1954. "Ziplock" is now used as a noun or adjective in relation to plastic bags using this type of seal regardless of manufacturer. [2]

3. Plastic container - Wikipedia

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   Plastic containers are containers made exclusively or partially of plastic. Plastic containers are ubiquitous either as single-use or reuseable /durable plastic cups , plastic bottles , plastic bags , foam food containers , Tupperware , plastic tubes , clamshells , cosmetic containers , up to intermediate bulk containers and various types of ...

4. Plastic milk container - Wikipedia

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   The milk is sold in a plastic bag and put into a pitcher for use. Larger bags are the inner bladder of a bag-in-box, sometimes used for institutional dispensing. Small individual containers of milk and cream are often thermoformed or injection molded and have a peelable lid. These are often used in restaurants.

5. History of bottle recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Besides not making enough money, the recycling programs of the 1970s had low reclamation rates. As for glass containers, in 1972, only 912 million of the 36 billion produced containers ended up in recycling centers. [4] Aluminum reclamation was not more successful either. [4]

6. List of ports in the United States - Wikipedia

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   North American container ports. This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. [1] Ports in the United States handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the global economy, including petroleum, grain, steel, automobiles, and containerized goods. See the articles on individual ports for more information, including ...

7. Packaging waste - Wikipedia

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   The recycling rate in 2015 for containers and packaging was 53 percent. Furthermore, the process of burning of containers and packaging was 7.2 million tons (21.4 percent of total combustion with energy recovery). Following the landfills that received 29.4 million tons (21.4 percent of total land filling) within the same year. [5]