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Laser coding takes bread into the future Have you ever considered how much packaging and food waste we could eliminate if we marked and coded directly onto food products?
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lobally, retailers and other businesses are beginning to recognise the damaging effects plastics have on the environment. Plastic
is full of toxic compounds that add to an ever-increasing pollution crisis on land, sea and air because unlike organic matter, plastic can take centuries to degrade. In the retail industry, and particularly in South Africa, plastic bags are still widely circulated among consumers. While customers are encouraged to reuse them rather than dispose of them, they are still contributing to a pollution problem of gargantuan proportions. There is no quick fix for the damage that’s already been done, short of a mammoth worldwide cleaning task force that would cost billions. On the upside though, new technology has provided practical solutions that could help phase out or dramatically decrease plastic
consumption in South Africa and around the world. “Last year we embarked on a drive to
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