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Hi-Cone is committed in making products that are friendly to our environment and encourages practices that preserve, enhance and educate the community at-large. This page is focused on examples of best practices and environmental stewardship.
             
  More articles can be found in the Best Practices section of this Web site and in the Archives.    
 
May 2007 - Hi-Cone featured at Wal-Mart Sustainable Packaging Expo
 
  Bentonville, Arkansas - Retail powerhouse Wal-Mart hosted its second annual Exposition and invited Hi-Cone to share environmental attributes of its packaging…
           
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January 2007– Environmental Facts on Hi-Cone Plastic Ring Carriers
Itasca, Illinois – Hi-Cone’s award winning Ring Leader Recycling Program encourages proper disposal of rings in schools and workplaces, but environmental facts on Hi-Cone sustainable packaging are worth revisiting…
     
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December 2006 – BrandPak Hailed in the Media
                   
  Helena, Montana – Newspapers such as the Helena Independent Record and West Yellowstone News covered the introduction of BrandPak™ by Lewis and Clark Brewery of Helena, speaking to the environmental benefits of the new package…
     
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November 2006 – Hi-Cone Employees Participate in Beach Clean-UP
                       
  Chicago, Illinois – Supporting outreach programs such as Adopt-a-Beach along Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline is a tradition with ITW Hi-Cone. Volunteers descend on the beaches to collect and record accumulated debris. Data is analyzed to identify major sources of beach litter and educate the public about what can be done to keep the shoreline clean…
   
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