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- August 2008 PFFC First Glance
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2008, ... Organic Cereals, converted by Alcan Packaging, Dublin, Ireland, wins a DuPont Award for Packaging Innovation. This first-of-its-kind flexible package is compostable, biodegradable, and made from renewable ...
- News Clips
- (News Clips Archive)
- May 31, 2008, ... six recipients of the 2007 Dannon Supplier of the Year Awards in the Raw Materials and Packaging category. Clarifoil, Spondon, Derby, UK, gains the OK Compost certificate as a home compostable material ...
- DuPont Awards Recognize Packaging Innovation
- (News Eclips)
- May 29, 2008, ... made from renewable resources. A new compostable, biodegradable flexible pack that supports natural branding of the product and helps assure effective post-use recovery. New fresh produce packaging ...
- Treat for the Earth
- (Green Converting)
- May 14, 2008, ... Says Askinosie, “We chose NatureFlex…because it's a non-genetically modified, wood-based product that is home compostable. … Our use of NatureFlex is just another important example of our concern for the ...
- First Glance
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2008, ... operating Good Forestry principals. Says Askinosie, “We chose NatureFlex…because it's a non-genetically modified, wood-based product that is home compostable. … Our use of NatureFlex is just another important ...
- FTC Plans Green Packaging Workshop
- (News | New Products)
- April 01, 2008, ... environmental claims the Green Guides already address in the packaging context (such as "recyclable," "degradable" or biodegradable," and "compostable"), changes in technology or other factors that should ...
- Eco-Friendly Packaging for an Eco-Friendly Product
- (Archive)
- October 13, 2007, ... fuels to produce. It also comes from yearly renewable resources, is recyclable, and industrially compostable and biodegradeable. The Hive Five Kit consists of: USDA Certified Oranic Body Balm. ...
- Up to the Task
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2007, ... compostable per ASTM D6400. Available in ten formulations ranging from elastic to highly rigid and customized for strength, appearance, and clarity. Appearance ranges from HDPE to BOPP. Shrink forms available. ...
- First Glance
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2007, ... Plastic Suppliers. The film is made with NatureWorks PLA resin produced from 100% field corn grown in the US. The film is compostable and reportedly offers many other environmental benefits. Supplier ...
- Specialty Film Demand to Approach $7.3 Billion in 2010
- (Archive)
- April 11, 2007, ... compostable kitchen and lawn bags, will benefit from environmental concerns and increased commercialization of bio-based polymers. Water-soluble film demand will receive a boost from the introduction of ...
- More Corn?
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2006, ... Green Bay, WI, offers EcoVantage p-s label films made from a PLA polymer derived from corn. The polymer from NatureWorks, a Cargill co., is fully compostable and can be used as a soil amendment. Film' ...
- First Glance
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2006, ... derived from corn. The polymer from NatureWorks, a Cargill co., is fully compostable and can be used as a soil amendment. Film's glossy surface is treated for enhanced ink adhesion. Material handling characteristics ...
- Flexo is on Track
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, ... inks may have to be treated first). Eichfeld also said PLA is compostable, has good layflat, good odor barrier, good gloss and clarity, great rigidity, and is resistant to oil and grease. PLA has a ...
- Biopolymers May Lead to Zero-Waste Communities
- (Archive)
- March 06, 2006, ... It carries the “compostable” logo certifying it will biodegrade and compost satisfactorily in active commercially managed compost facilities, which are being introduced throughout the U.S. Because new ...
- Narrow Web New Products
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2005, ... p-s products incorporating EarthFirst PLA film manufactured by Plastic Suppliers utilizing NatureWorks PLA resin, a corn-based bioplymer that is annually renewable and completely compostable. Product is ...
- Is a Packaging Makeover Ahead?
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... durable, reusable checkout bags; in-store collection of bags and other packaging for recycling; providing free compostable bags in produce and bulk aisles; discounting compostable bags and food service ...
- Bio Break Down
- (Flexpack)
- March 30, 2004, ... product typically is polyester mixed with starch. Starch is highly marketable as it is considered bio-based (even if used in minimal amounts) and is relatively inexpensive. A majority of biodegradable/compostable ...
- Green Stands for Go
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, ... to compostable starch/copolyester bags (Novamount) in 1990 and, at the same time, introduced window bread bags using microperforated oriented polypropylene (OPP) as the transparent window. (Coated cellophane ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2003, ... a range of masterbatches for the coloration of Mater-BI biodegradable compostable resin material, developed with Novamont (which is offering new grades of the materials). New properties extend the use ...
- Eastar Copolyester Film Certified by Environmental Institute
- (News | New Products)
- November 19, 2002, Eastman Chemical Company reports the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) has granted its compostable logo to its Eastar Bio GP and Ultra copolyester. NEW YORK, NY, USA—Eastman Chemical Company reports ...