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AkzoNobel Coating Creates Compostable Paper Cup

(Coating/Laminating)

September 24, 2014, ... that is currently sent to landfill, resulting in significant financial savings. The amount of paper waste in the production process is so vast that it could be used to completely wrap the Empire State ...

Sustainability | Fossil-Free Paperboard Mill Within Reach

(Trends/Management)

September 01, 2014, ... manufacturers. Yet another goal is that a minimum of byproducts will go to landfill. Iggesund Mill is one of the world’s integrated paperboard mills with the highest level of investment. When it started ...

Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... developed a turnkey program that offers Californians a way to keep EPS out of the ocean, beaches, and landfills. Waste to Waves collection bins are located at surf shops listed on their website. From there, ...

Corrugated Study Shows Environmental Gains

(Corrugated)

June 07, 2014, ... containers (OCC) increased from 72% in 2006 to 85% in 2010. As more corrugated material is recovered, less goes to landfills, thereby reducing methane emissions. Containerboard mills also helped reduce ...

Clear Lam Packaging Wins DuPont Award

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2014, ... reduce the amount of packaging entering landfills. “The DuPont Packaging Awards program recognizes and honors packaging excellence around the globe,” said Yasmin Siddiqi, DuPont Packaging Awards Program ...

Smart Planet Technologies Teams with Newark

(Carton Box)

March 18, 2014, ... with 100% PE or similar materials are poor candidates for recycling, with low value if reclaimed, and are often destined for the landfill. Smart Planet Technologies is working with Newark to confirm that ...

Avery Dennison Matrix Waste Directory Now Includes Canada

(Label/Tape)

February 09, 2014, The landfill-free matrix waste directory is an online, searchable resource that now features 20 processors in Canada   MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison has added Canadian listings for matrix waste disposal ...

Para Print Joins DuPont's Plate Recycling Progra

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2014, ... While industry estimates indicate that the overwhelming majority of overall plate waste is currently landfilled, DuPont has recovered more than 1 million pounds of materials within the past three years ...

Glenroy, Lube-Tech Introduce Stand-Up Oil Pouch

(Bag Pouch News)

October 23, 2013, ... reducing fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emission. Produces significantly less landfill waste through source reduction. A final important benefit that the flexible pouch provides is increased surface ...

Toray Builds New Cogeneration Power Facility

(Flexpack News)

August 19, 2013, Company continues its sustainability commitment with new facility, dedicated to powering production for the Torayfan PP film division and other site   NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America), ...

Kendall Packaging Adds Solvent Reclaim Unit

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

August 19, 2013, ... importantly, we have sent much less waste into landfills." Kendall expects to further reduce solvent waste through plans to hire another ink technician, to allow the unit to run on all shifts. This new ...

Market Trends | Profile of North American Label Industry

(Label/Tape)

August 12, 2013, ... in the direction of waste collection, particularly for pressure-sensitive release liner and matrix waste, although in North America the majority of spent release liner still goes to landfill. Europe is ...

Peel, Reseal Lidding Film Developed for Lettuce Trays

(Flexpack)

July 14, 2013, ... pallet of preformed rigid lids, reducing landfill waste. Developed for multi-use applications, the new tamper-evident Peel and ReSeal Lidding Film is hermetically sealed and opens easily and reseals to ...

Flexible Packaging | Precision Color Graphics Breaks Course

(Bag Pouch)

June 18, 2013, ... Ingeo, which is free of petrochemicals commonly found in other plastics. Because there are no petrochemicals, Ecoterah packaging is safe for recycling, composting, and landfills. Ecoterah bags are FDA ...

Kingsway Printers Installs Mark Andy P3 Press

(Label/Tape News)

June 10, 2013, ... per color faster to make ready with its easy plate change, and the short web path and fast registration has reduced waste significantly.” With landfill costs increasing year over year, waste is a critical ...

Shurtape HP 235 Improves Bond for Recycled Corrugate

(Carton Box News)

May 22, 2013, ... any packaging material on earth. More than 74 percent of the corrugated manufactured today is recovered for reuse.” While finding fewer boxes in landfills is great for the environment, the higher recycled ...

Avery Dennison Matrix Recycling Tool Is Online

(Green Converting)

May 20, 2013, Interactive map offers a directory of locations of non-landfill operations or energy-from-waste facilities to help converters divert and process scrap   MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison has launched a ...

Packaging Awards | AidPod Takes Top Spot as DuPont Celebrates Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2013, ... which ensures any sudden pressure changes are dissipated to avoid bursting the pack, so it arrives safely. Gold Winners Ink Producer, Recovery Company Collaborate on Zero Waste to Landfill Program ...

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

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2013, ... into a new product category dominated by rigid HDPE packaging. The FlexPak pouch provides for significant reductions in materials, energy consumption, emissions, transportation, and landfill waste. "Our ...

General Labels Increases Throughput 40%

(Label/Tape)

January 10, 2013, ... damage as possible. The addition of the more efficient Nilpeter SG3300 helped reduce changeover and make-ready waste going to landfill. Margins are tight these days and the used equipment market is ...