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Dordan blog: Thermoformed packaging (5)

Day 24: Nov. 19th, 2009

Happy Monday! I am already on my second cup of joe and not feeling too perky. Ug! I hope everyone is feeling a little more motivated than I… Shall we resume our recycling..

Day 23: Nov. 17th, 2009

Its sunny today, which in Chicago in March is no small feat! Sorry if today’s post seems repetitive…if you hadn’t noticed, I am trying to describe my attempts at finding an..

Day 24: Nov. 18th, 2009

Another sunny day in Chicago! I just don’t know what to do with myself! The next day I arrived to find an empty inbox. Ug! I had sent out a gizzillion emails and gone as far as I..

Day 22: Nov. 16th, 2009

On November 16th I received the following email from my contact at Waste Management, confirming receipt of our RPET samples: Chandler, I received the samples to run through our..

Day 21: Nov. 7th, 2009

After sending out several emails to contacts in different organizations (who wish to remain anonymous), I received the following information about non-bottle PET recycling...

Day 20: Nov. 6th, 2009

Happy Friday!!! Sorry I did not post yesterday; I was at the Dental Show at McCormick place in Chicago, doing research on how that medical industry is interpreting sustainability...

Day 19: Nov. 5th, 2009

That Monday I arrived to the office more motivated than when I had left; how can I find a way to recycle clamshell—and more specifically—thermoformed, packaging? As I waited for..

Day 18: Nov. 3, 2009

I felt as though I had hit a road block; while Robert’s kind words were encouraging, I felt like there was nothing I could do as an individual to create an end market for..

Day 17: Nov. 2, 2009

After being copied on an introductory email to the plastics marketing rep of Waste Management, I called him, hoping he would be able to provide some clarification into why..

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