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Recycling is Broken

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2022, ... produced globally is actually recycled, with about 50 percent going to landfills; 19 percent incinerated, which produces toxic chemicals damaging to human health; and 22 percent ending up in the water ...

Toray Supports Amenity Aid and Helps Provide Hygiene Supplies to Rhode Islanders

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2022, Hygiene poverty—the inability of an individual to secure basic hygiene products—is a significant concern that affects the finances, health, and well-being of Rhode Island residents who struggle economically. ...

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

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September 20, 2022, ... tons of packaging waste was produced in 2018 with 30.4 million tons of that going to landfills. Of special concern is plastic waste which only has recycling rates in 2021 of five to six percent — or about ...

Saperatec to Showcase Breakthrough Delamination Approach to Composite Packaging Recycling At K Fair in Düsseldorf

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 14, 2022, ... strives to find solutions to a mounting problem: of the more than 140 million tons of plastics packaging waste incinerated, landfilled or even leaking into our environment each year globally, a significant ...

Atlapac and TIPA Partner to Produce Fully Compostable Packaging for Retail

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August 08, 2022, ... since even recyclable plastic may ultimately end its life in a landfill. A better, and more impactful step is needed to replace plastic packaging altogether. By using TIPA fully compostable rolls of ...

Mark Turano Appointed Senior Director of Sales, Lumirror Division®, Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

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July 26, 2022, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., recently announced that Mark Turano is now the Senior Director of Sales of the Lumirror® Polyester Film Division. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., recently announced ...

Third-Party Certifications Can Validate Sustainability Claims

(Bag Pouch)

July 10, 2022, ... becoming more sophisticated to sustainability claims and misdirection. Only 12 percent of plastics were recycled in the U.S. in 2020, while the rest were landfilled, incinerated or exported. Some work ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... the infrastructure to recycle is restricted. This can result in non-optimal end of life such as landfill, incineration or waste to energy. The misconception that flexible packaging cannot be recycled ...

Stand Up for Digitally Printed Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

February 20, 2022, ... reduces the amount of landfill space compared to a rigid container. Pouches are also being made of more sustainable materials such as recyclable or compostable materials, and industry leaders are working ...

Tesa Introduces Innovative Adhesive Solution for Packaging Printers

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November 30, 2021, tesa® Twinlock saves packaging printers time and money – while dramatically reducing landfill waste The traditional approach to printing flexible packaging – employing single-use tape – can be time-consuming ...

AirFlex Portable Trim Waste & Dust Containment System Featured in Converters Expo South Booth #61

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November 23, 2021, ... anywhere on the plant floor. With components proven in hundreds of facilities worldwide, the trim cutter reduces trim waste volume by up to 75 percent, saving landfill disposal costs and reducing the ...

MAX International Converters, Inc. introduces MAXDLF

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November 17, 2021, ... 2025 initiative, MAX International is very excited about MAXDLF. MAXDLF transcends current labeling options: with MAXStick® we eliminated the liner from landfills, now with MAXDLF we eliminate the label ...

TIPA Continues World-Leading R&D with Launch of New HOME Compostable Transparent Laminate

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November 11, 2021, ... also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from food waste being sent to landfill by offering consumers the convenience of disposing of their food in their home composting bins whilst still in ...

Mid America Joins CELAB Initiative to Increase Release Liner Recycling and Advance the Circular Economy

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October 11, 2021, ... monthly waste-hauling costs while helping to divert material from landfills. CELAB’s two-year-old consortium represents global and regional companies throughout the self-adhesive label supply chain. ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Launches a New, 8.7-Meter Polypropylene Film Line

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September 28, 2021, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that its Torayfan® Division’s new, state-of-the-art, 8.7-meter, five-layer, in-line coating polypropylene film line with automated slitting Toray Plastics ...

Elevate Packaging Announces the First BPI Certified Compostable Adhesive Label

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April 06, 2021, ... milestone which supports our mission to offer brands with world-class sustainable packaging solutions.” Compostable stickers and labels aid in the diversion of food waste away from landfills. BPI Guidelines ...

Meeting the Demand for Sustainable Packaging through Sustainable Printing

(Adhesives)

March 21, 2021, ... can also do so by reducing landfill waste from their production processes. In our CPG decision-maker survey, more than four out of five said innovative solutions that can help packaging printers reduce ...

Roundtable Q&A: ROLL CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2021, ... that recycle water as part of their use whilst leaving the ink waste itself as a solid mass that be disposed safely to landfill. What are some unique challenges your customers faced in 2020 and how did ...

FPA Publishes E-commerce Streamlined LCA Case Studies

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January 18, 2021, ... weight across the product categories. Additionally, the product-to-package ratio and the amount of packaging that is landfilled for 1,000 kilograms of each product was determined. The amount of packaging ...

Martin Automatic – bringing production efficiency to web fed applications

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 17, 2021, ... sent to landfill. Martin’s technology allows converters to incorporate partially used rolls for make ready or even into production runs, utilizing material that would otherwise negatively impact the bottom ...