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- DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize
- (Carton Box)
- May 09, 2012, ... and Waste Reduction Ciclo VerdeTaeq is a closed-loop system that brings recycled materials into the production of high-value products instead of being used to make lower value articles and enables societal ...
- NPE Follow Up
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- April 30, 2012, ... of PET (polyester) so that the recycled stream has the same physical properties as the virgin material. The same goes for polyethylene-based waste stream (minus the IV increase step). All in all it ...
- Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print
- (Carton Box)
- March 26, 2012, ... does its own laminating and converting of paperboard products, it stocks and supplies a full range of boards from fine virgin grades to economical recycled grades, to films and foils for the printing and ...
- Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 08, 2012, ... substrate, the material also is easily recycled because metal content is extremely low and there’s no film layer. Sustainability Award Taghleef Industries LLC, Charleston, SC, deserved the coveted ...
- Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain
- (Label/Tape)
- November 10, 2011, ... the need to scale up the volume of recycling to a level in which the value of the recycled goods created can outweigh the recycling costs. Not only that: “A 10%-15% reduction in carbon footprint can be ...
- Facestock Is APR-Approved for Recycling Thermoform Containers
- (News | New Products)
- November 02, 2011, ... PET thermoformed packaging to be recycled efficiently. The facestock is a smooth, white paper with a medium-sensitivity thermal coating. A special coating provides protection for the thermal layer and ...
- Green Converting: Landfill Diversion
- (Green Converting)
- August 16, 2011, ... because the food residue left behind after use often renders it unable to be recycled. Wausau Paper sells rolls of the pan liner to converters who sheet it, put it in boxes, and then sell it into the distribution ...
- Package Design: Make an Impact
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... recycled, sustainable, biodegradable, unbleached board, die-cut on a Heidelberg KSBA. It is printed at Lithozone Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand, on a Komori Sprint 425BP press using vegetable-based inks ...
- Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans
- (Yo's Yarns)
- June 21, 2011, ... knowledge of the EU commission is insufficient. Plastic carrier bags commonly consist of high quality, pure polyethylene, a plastic than can be recycled very well. Therefore, the polyethylene bag is not ...
- Speaking Out Against Extended Producer Responsibility
- (Carton Box News)
- June 16, 2011, ... paperboard packaging, which is already recycled at a high rate. “Our voluntary recycling program for paper-based packaging already works incredibly well so [paperboard packaging] should be exempt from ...
- Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?
- (Label/Tape)
- February 28, 2011, ... be recycled, incinerated, or buried in a landfill. Functionally, p-s labels can have good graphics, but they are subject to defects on the container, such as flagging, wrinkling, and puckering. Container ...
- Green Trends Prevail
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... making it from recyclable or recycled material; and reducing its environmental impact during the manufacturing process. Even as the most economical approach might be a combination of “green” attitudes, ...
- Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?
- (Flexpack)
- September 30, 2010, ... recyclability, compost ability, recycled content, renewable fuel usage, and less reliance on petroleum-based materials. While paper materials generally have a disadvantage in terms of energy and water ...
- Plastics Recycling: Reclaim & Reuse
- (Coating/Laminating)
- August 31, 2010, ... the company's “Grey is the New Green” bag, with a minimum of 30% recycled material, is an industry standard of success, and the bag itself is an emblem of environmental responsibility that can be carried ...
- Green Converting: Leading the Pack
- (Flexography)
- August 31, 2010, ... program is offered to employees. Non-recycled waste has been reduced 69%, which is sent to a burn facility over three years. R&D efforts helped reduce the paper weight by 15% for several large customers. ...
- What Did You Do for Earth Day?
- (Yo's Yarns)
- April 21, 2010, ... and reduced its warehouse waste by 50% changing up the facilities, i.e., bamboo flooring, solar panels, and recycled doors. The rooftop solar system was constructed at a cost of $275,000 and will generate ...
- Multipack Juices It Up
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2010, ... metallizer, GPI supplied the 100% recycled paperboard substrates for the reverse-printed, metallized Composipac Z-Flute folding carton. DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, VA, supplies the 48-ga polyethylene ...
- AIMCAL Awards
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 21, 2010, ... 100% recycled paperboard substrates for the reverse-printed, metallized Composipac Z-Flute folding carton. DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, VA, supplies the 48-ga polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film for ...
- Carton & Box Reporter
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2010, ... encompass Colbert operations in Lake Forest, IL, and in Elkhart. Caraustar Industries, Atlanta, GA, increases prices by $50/ton on all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard and converted products produced ...
- Flex-Pack = Opportunity
- (Extrusion Coating)
- January 31, 2010, ... allow their use, and the comparatively high costs are likely to restrict further growth. There are also recycling issues, especially when “green” films are to be recycled with conventional plastics. A ...