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Market Forecast | Paper Industry Outlook for 2013

(Substrates)

March 19, 2013, ... for treating and recycling wastewater. The Chinese Government plans to have 20 modern, large-scale mills operational by 2015, double the number in 2010. The global paper industry is at the center of ...

PPC To Honor Earth Day

(Carton Box News)

February 26, 2013, ... winter. “Because of PPC’s relationship with the Arbor Day Foundation, we’re able to provide schoolchildren with valuable recycling education and saplings to plant,” said Ben Markens, president of PPC. ...

PFE Rolls Offers Geared Pull Rolls

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2013, Driven rolls pull trim and scrap collection into waiting bins   ORANGE, MA | Geared Pull Rolls from PFE Rolls are designed to pull scrap web material or trim into awaiting scrap bins or recycling ...

Flexible Packaging | Exopack Wins FPA’s Top Award for Kraft’s YES Pack

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2013, ... innovative step toward flexpack recycling. Savvy Green is the first primary flexible package to participate in the HOW2RECYCLE program providing consumers with a path to recycling flexible packaging. The ...

TLMI Hands Out Environmental Awards

(Green Converting)

January 09, 2013, ... environmental practices across a range of areas including solid waste reduction, recycling, waste, or energy recovery, the implementation of new “clean” technology and/or processes, and the implementation ...

AWA Release Liner Conference Is Coming

(Release Liners)

December 12, 2012, ...  Program highlights will include: • Concurrent Session A: A round table workshop: Is liner recycling an obstacle or an opportunity - Hosted by Channeled Resources • Concurrent Session B: Workshop ...

Newark Adds Balers in Two Locations

(Green Converting)

December 05, 2012, Newark Recovery and Recycling adds new balers to aid recycling   CRANFORD, NJ | The Newark Group, specialists in the collection of secondary fibers and the manufacturing and converting of 100% recycled ...

Ampac Pouch Is Honored by IFT

(Bag Pouch)

November 07, 2012, The No. 2 Pouch from Ampac is honored for environmental innovations by the Institute of Food Technologists   CINCINNATI, OH | Ampac has won an award for the recyclable No. 2 Pouch from the Institute ...

ExxonMobil Offers New Films at Pack Expo

(Flexpack)

October 28, 2012, ... 50TD200 shrink sleeve film, which reportedly facilitates flotation separation of labels from bottles in support of PET bottle recycling (where available). Also on display will be ExxonMobil Chemical’s ...

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces Conformable Film for Labels

(Film)

October 22, 2012, Lightweight Label-Lyte 52LLC210 film helps reduce material use. HOUSTON, TX | ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced Label-Lyte 52LLC210 film, a new lightweight oriented polyolefin film that offers excellent ...

Appleton Core Recycler Can Be Customized

(Green)

October 21, 2012, ... Core Recycler is now available for customization by roll widths, weight, power source, and more. The recycler is a blade-free, slabbing, and core recycling solution said to safely and automatically remove ...

Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2012

(Print)

October 17, 2012, ... and Label-Lyte TD shrink sleeve film, which facilitates flotation separation of labels from bottles to support PET bottle-to-bottle recycling.  H.B. Fuller (Booth S771) is introducing its solvent-free ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... the industry is still exploring the limits of biodegradable materials, looking to see how these materials will be handled in the recycling stream, and if our current collection and waste systems are adequately ...

FLEXcon Release Liner Features PCW

(Label/Tape)

October 04, 2012, Release liners for the narrow web film label market feature up to 30% post-consumer waste, thanks to a joint effort between FLEXcon and Wausau Paper   SPENCER, MA | FLEXcon is offering post-consumer ...

Labelexpo 2012 Boasts New Record

(Label/Tape)

September 23, 2012, ... industry first, the waste matrix from press demonstrations and feature areas was collected for recycling. With the help of Greenwood Fuels and Channeled Resources, 42,200 lb of waste matrix was collected ...

AWA Reports on P-S Label Web Waste

(Green)

September 08, 2012, ... report is to provide an up-to-the-minute overview of the options for the environmentally responsible disposal, recycling, and re-use of web waste for the benefit of both brand owners and label converters ...

Spear a Clear Leader in PET Bottle/Label Compatibility

(Facestocks)

August 22, 2012, Spear develops clear and white film pressure-sensitive label materials that are compatible with recycling PET beverage bottles. Spear, a leading manufacturer of labels for the global beverage industry, ...

Sustainable Packaging | Use Newspaper & Water

(Carton Box)

August 20, 2012, ... petroleum-based materials. The molded fiber packaging can be placed in curbside recycling with newspaper or paper products. In some cases, flower or herb seeds can be embedded within the packaging. In ...

AWA’s IMLCON and IMDCON Coming Up

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2012, ... Dirr, XTEN Industries • A recent breakthrough in removable in-mold labels—Stephen Boyd, Systems Labelling • The value of removable in-mold labels in the recycling arena—Keith Bechard, Entropex (http://www.entropex.com/) ...

Erema Opens Center for Reclaimed Plastic Trials

(Flexpack)

July 25, 2012, ... manufacturing, and worldwide distribution of plastics recycling systems and technologies for the plastics processing industry, announces a new Customer Center in Ansfelden, Austria. The center allows customers ...