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WS Packaging Earns Green Award

(News Clips Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... its efforts at its Algoma, WI, facility to keep about 115 tons of waste material per month from the local landfill by partnering with a state firm that turns the waste into industrial pellets that can ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: April 2009

(Narrow Web)

March 31, 2009, ... developed a focused team that uses Enterprise Lean Sigma (ELS) tools to reduce waste sent to landfills. Xeikon, Wilmington, MA, has entered into a joint referral partnership program with Prism, Itasca, ...

Toray Sees Results Of Green Project

(Substrates)

March 31, 2009, ... 10.1 billion BTUs. Those savings are reaped from operational innovations that include zero landfill non-hazardous waste utilization, waste reduction, water conservation, and wastewater recycling. Says ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: Avery's Green Plan

(Narrow Web)

March 22, 2009, ... Lean Sigma (ELS) tools and methods to support its goal to reduce waste sent to landfills in North America by 10% when compared to 2007 levels. MACtac, Stow, OH, formalizes the Application Development ...

Flexible Packaging Association 2009 Award Winners

(Flexpack Main)

February 28, 2009, ... and shelf life. The Coldpack system reportedly offers superior thermal and air cushion protection to solve this problem. Vaccines are said to arrive safe, stable, and secure. Less for Landfill Bemis ...

Conserve Energy

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... 2007, p24). Other converting facilities reportedly have partnered with local community landfills to obtain low cost, waste methane gas, which they use to power their boiler systems, thereby reducing greenhouse ...

Martin Automatic to exhibit at India Label Show

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2008, Martin Automatic will exhibit at the India Label Show, to be held December 3-6 in New Delhi, India ROCKFORD, IL | Martin Automatic will exhibit at the India Label Show, to be held December 3-6 in New Delhi, ...

Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2

(Editorial)

August 31, 2008, ... bags in a landfill? From what I've heard, they'll outlast me and maybe my kids. I can remember that many grocery chains in Chicago had bag recycling programs in past years. Given the cost of resins these ...

Weight Reduction

(Archive)

August 31, 2008, ... results in reduced shipping costs for both CEI and its customers, and less waste is being generated during the converting process and ending up in landfills, says Nowak. But that is just one part of ...

Predators Team with Smurfit-Stone to Go Green

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, ... initiative,” said Tim Bebout, area manager for Smurfit-Stone’s recycling operations. “This is a great way to take materials out of the waste stream that otherwise would have gone to a landfill. It’s good ...

Breakdown Breakthrough

(Green Converting)

August 11, 2008, ... package through home or industrial composting. This approach supports Jordan's overall strategy and makes a meaningful contribution to reducing waste disposal and landfill requirements, while reducing the ...

August 2008 PFFC First Glance

(Magazine)

July 31, 2008, ... and landfill requirements, while reducing the need for incineration. Pack & Tack Jannel Packaging, Holbrook, MA, offers a range of custom-manufactured packing list envelopes featuring a choice of adhesives ...

ACC Owners

(Experience Speaks)

June 30, 2008, ... person. What sustainability efforts has your company made? Mark | One of the biggest things we've done is a dramatic reduction of waste going to landfill. Now it goes to a recycling facility. Other ...

Riding the Technology Wave

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2008, ... on pushed Europeans to find less wasteful (to reduce energy costs), more environmentally friendly products (because of fewer landfills per capita as well as more congested land space generating greater ...

Trail Blazing

(Green Converting)

March 31, 2008, ... were once printed on traditional foil have since switched to CurtCHROME. “We have transitioned a lot of customers over from the foil laminated product — that in most cases gets thrown away in the landfill ...

Clever Converters

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2008, ... It uses about eight times less warehouse space, consumes eight times less landfill space, and uses less than 50% of the packaging needed for reduction sustainability. The Judging Panel Entries in ...

IP, Memphis Aid Recycling

(Green Converting)

December 31, 2007, ... of Memphis's waste sent to the landfill, but the All Aboard campaign will help the city lessen its environmental footprint by recovering these items. What's happening at your company? Send your news to ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... be in charge of the office. Getting New Power VALHALLA, NY | Fujifilm’s primary US manufacturing complex, located in Greenwood, SC, plans to use methane gas from a local community landfill to power ...

Reduce & Comply

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... other hazardous substances and materials” in packaging materials or components to minimize emissions and discharges from incineration or landfill after disposal. Directive 2004/12/EC amended the Packaging ...

5 Steps to Green

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... landfills and forests alike. According to the Environmental Defense Fund and the Alliance for Environmental Innovation, compared to the manufacture of coated virgin fiber paper, recycled paper offers ...