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American Institute for Packaging and the Environment To Keep Them Fresh & Tasty While Reducing Waste Boxed Beverages Stay Fresh Longer and Reduce Energy Consumption!

Shelf Stable in Boxes Has a Much Longer Unopened beverages Than Refrigerated Milk*

packed in sterilized, Shelf Stable, UHT Boxes 180 aseptic (Ultra High Temperature) 120 (such as “juice boxes”) stay fresher, longer than Refrigerated, UHT 90 30 (Ultra High Temperature) if packed in and Bottles & cartons that must be 1,2 Refrigerated, Pasteurized 21 refrigerated. Longer 12 Bottles & Cartons shelf life can lead to far 0 50 100 150 200 less food waste! Max.Days Min.Days *Prior to opening

8 Shelf Stable Milk Also Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emisisons (Lbs. Per CO2 Equivalent Per 10000 Containers) 7 Not needing refrig-

6 eration until opened 5 5 means that aseptic 4 4 packages reduce 3 energy consumption, 3 3 3 3 Retail Storage, 3 Days which reduces waste 2 Retail Storage, 6 Days by lowering green- Retail Storage, 15 Days house gas emissions.3 0 Tetra Brik Aseptic (1L) PET (1 Qt) Gabletop (1 Qt)

Think of recyclable aseptic packaging as ® a “warranty” that protects and conserves the taste, safety, nutrition, and value of the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment resources it holds inside - the high quality beverages you drink and serve to your family.

1 https://foodsafety.foodscience.cornell.edu/sites/foodsafety.foodscience.cornell.edu/files/shared/documents/CU-DFScience-Notes-Milk--UltraP-10-10.pdf 2 http://www.tetrapak.com/us/packaging/aseptic-solutions 3 Franklin Associates Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), on behalf of

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