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Minimizing Waste in Extrusion Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 08, 2024, ... recycling and circular economy practices. Collaborating with recyclers and suppliers to initiate closed-loop recycling systems for post-consumer or production waste materials promotes sustainability and ...

Pregis Sets New Standard for Sustainable Packaging with AirSpeed® HC Renew Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR)

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2023, First-to-market high-pressure air cushioning film with 80 percent post-consumer recycled content provides superior product protection while minimizing environmental impact. First-to-market high-pressure ...

NexKemia Acquires Assets of Eco-Captation, a Prominent Polystyrene Waste Recycler

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2023, ... post-consumer recycled materials. The company combines artificial intelligence-enhanced optical sorting technology with a seamless mechanical recycling process to convert plastic waste into high quality ...

The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2022, ... refers to products designed to contain post-consumer recycled materials, or with protective coatings and resistant inks that offer the durability needed for reusable articles or packaging. Reduce is about ...

UFlex Joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste to Strengthen its Global Mission of Building a Circular Plastic Economy

(News | New Products)

September 21, 2021, ... steadfast commitment to tackle the problem of plastic waste and its expertise to derive solutions and technologies that help recover and recycle post-consumer plastic waste and help plastic find a purpose ...

Business Formed To Buy Post-Consumer PLA

(News Clips Archive)

March 31, 2010, CONCORD, CA | BIOCOR LLC is a new venture in the business of buying, aggregating, and processing post-consumer polylactic acid (PLA). BIOCOR will capitalize CONCORD, CA | BIOCOR LLC is a new venture in ...

Recycled Labels Remove More Waste

(News Eclips)

May 29, 2008, FAIRFIELD, NJ | Logotech reports it has mastered printing on a new label stock made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper FAIRFIELD, NJ | Logotech reports it has mastered printing on a new label stock made ...

Nextek and Coveris Join Forces to Revolutionize Mechanical Recycling for Food-grade Plastic Film

(News | New Products)

March 17, 2025, ... Together, they aim to convert post-consumer polyolefin (PE & PP) packaging waste into high-quality food-grade recycled resins and films. This collaboration builds on Nextek's success in winning the 'Circular ...

Challenges, Solutions and Future Paperboard Packaging Trends

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2025, ... are key elements of sustainable packaging solutions. They can contain high levels of post-consumer fiber and are some of the most widely recycled materials globally. Combined with emerging solutions in ...

Yazoo Mills - A Standard of Excellence in the Converting Industry

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 16, 2025, ... sustainable manufacturing, the company crafts its paper tubes and cores from 100% recycled paperboard, primarily from post-consumer waste. Strategic investments in advanced technologies enhance efficiency ...

Building a Circular Economy for Stretch Film

(Flexpack)

November 10, 2024, ...  Beyond its sustainable at-tributes, post-consumer recycled (PCR) films are versatile films that allow machine wrapping of products in a fast, secure and timely manner. Machine stretch films available ...

Natural Habitat Adventures a Natural Fit with Monadnock Paper Mills

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2024, Annual Catalog Printed on 100% Post-Consumer Waste Premium Paper Annual Catalog Printed on 100% Post-Consumer Waste Premium Paper Recognized as Best Global Tour Operator, Natural Habitat is the ...

Shurtape® Expands Line of Sustainable Packaging Tapes with Launch of rPET Recycled Packaging Tapes

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2024, ... and office products, is proud to introduce its Shurtape® Recycled Series Packaging Tapes. The new line consists of three packaging tapes made from 90 percent Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Polyester, found ...

Go with the Float: CCL announces extended range of floatable polyolefin shrink sleeves that support PET recycling

(Label/Tape)

July 30, 2024, ... and supplements.” To enable more mechanical recycling of post-consumer packaging, eco-design or design for recycling will be essential. As of today, there are still a lot of sleeve labels in the market ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2024, ... to folding cartons and rigid boxes: Recyclability and labeling requirements, compostability, extended producer responsibility, post-consumer content mandates, chemistry in packaging, ESG reporting requirements ...

Beontag Publishes 2023 ESG Report Reinforcing Role as Sustainability Enabler

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, ... shows a 35% reduction in carbon footprint, 33% reduction in water consumption throughout the label’s entire life cycle, as well as a 38% reduction in post-consumer waste. Practical product innovations ...

Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2024, ... packaging engineers and contract packagers to incorporate both Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) and Post-Indus-trial Recycled (PIR). While PCR materials have already been used by consumers for their intended ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... regarding extended producer responsibility (EPR) and post-consumer recycled (PCR) content mandates are contributing to increasing market demand for recycled plastics. McKinsey estimates that the demand ...

Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2024, ... post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin, run smoothly. Suppliers can share information regarding material sources and performance as well, which is particularly important for food contact applications. Recycled ...

Building a Circular Economy for Stretch Film

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2024, ... who have already taken steps in downgauging additional sustainable opportunities. Beyond its sustainable attributes, post-consumer recycled (PCR) films are versatile films that allow machine wrapping ...