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Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2024, ... that ends up in landfills, and consumer preferences, retailer requirements, and legislation are all driving brands to reexamine their packaging design and practices to support a circular economy. Unfortunately, ...

Innovation in Extrusion Barriers Can Reduce Brand Owners’ Dependence on Plastic

(Coating/Laminating)

April 17, 2024, According to the most recent statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency1, in 2018 the U.S. produced 35 million tons of plastics, while 27 million tons went to landfill. By Jalliina Järvinen, ...

Recyclability & Circularity Consumers Support Sustainable Brand Packaging

(Print)

April 08, 2024, ... of material that ends up in landfills. The push towards recyclability and sustainability is evident in consumer preferences. Studies from management consultancy firm, McKinsey1, show that more than 60 ...

Building a Circular Economy for Stretch Film

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2024, ... companies to downgauge their stretch film by using high performing films at thinner gauges. This reduces the amount of plastic used which ultimately gets sent to landfills. To help determine the right ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... up in a landfill. The film is shelf and curb stable and will retain its integrity until disposed of properly. Today, films with a “green” aspect — whether with an eye to more environmentally responsible ...

Pressure on Paper Packaging Converters

(Flexpack)

March 24, 2024, ... while simultaneously reducing plastic usage by up to 50 percent. This leads to the usage of fewer raw materials and a reduction of waste in landfills. Labels that Don’t Compromise the Brand In addition, ...

Toray Carbon Fiber Recycled from Boeing 787 Wing Production Process Applied in Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12

(News | New Products)

December 14, 2023, ... to landfill and produce recyclable materials, while Lenovo has been exploring materials to reduce the carbon footprint of their products. Toray rCF connects these visions by repurposing Toray’s high-performance ...

Monadnock Paper Mills' 2022 CSR Report Details Commitment to Sustainability and Resilience

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2023, ... waste (PCW) usage since 2021. Waste Reduction: Trash to landfill was reduced by 11% over 2021 with an excellent diversion rate of 98.6%. For context, a Zero Waste company is often defined by a minimum ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces it has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for locations in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Front Royal, Virginia. Toray ...

Emerging Trends Steering Label Making Towards Sustainability

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2023, ... is paper-based. However, each year hundreds of thousands of tons of paper liners sit in landfills and add unnecessary waste to the environment. This is due to the difficulty separating the silicone coating ...

Label Apeel Automates with Martin

(Uncategorized)

September 07, 2023, ... matter.  “We’re not perfect, but we are working hard at getting better.  We’re FSC certified, have a ‘zero to landfill’ policy, run a fleet of electric vehicles, have solar panels on the factory roof, ...

Pregis Showcases its Sustainability Leadership at Pack Expo 2023

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2023, ... the landfill,” said Ryan Wolcott, Chief Sustainability Officer of Pregis. HC Renew PCR is printed with 80 percent PCR messaging and a How2Recycle® store drop-off label, offering consumers clear guidance ...

How Brands Can Appeal to Generation Z with Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Bag Pouch)

August 30, 2023, ... reclosable packaging composed of fully recyclable or compostable materials. Recyclable packaging is an ever-popular choice because it aims to reduce the amount of waste in landfills by reusing materials. ...

Beontag Publishes 2022 ESG Report

(News | New Products)

August 14, 2023, ... such as the sale of sustainable products, landfill waste reduction, local sourcing of suppliers, increase of women in the workforce and leadership positions, and delivering company ESG strategy integration, ...

Learning Center: Sustainable Wipes Packaging 101

(News | New Products)

August 02, 2023, ... aware that most plastic packaging eventually ends up in a landfill, and recent data shows that consumers prefer sustainable packaging even if it comes at a higher price: An Ipsos survey noted that ...

Sustainable Liquids Packaging Done Right

(Flexpack)

June 28, 2023, ... natural resources; Conserving energy; Reducing greenhouse emissions; Reducing pollution; and Reducing the flow of waste to landfills. One key benefit of source reduction is that it boosts the ...

A Collaborative PFFC Q&A: The Evolution of Static Control Technologies

(Surface Prep)

June 25, 2023, ... static devices to increase, and demand for passive eliminators, which are usually destined for the landfill after a few months service, to decline. Additionally, to deal with the production challenges ...

Pregis Sets New Standard for Sustainable Packaging with AirSpeed® HC Renew Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR)

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2023, ... in the HC Renew PCR film keeps materials in use that would have otherwise been discarded, closing the recyclability loop while reducing landfill waste, conserving energy, and decreasing greenhouse gas ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Invests $10 Million in Closed Loop Partners’ Circular Plastics Fund, Accelerating More Capital Toward Innovation and Infrastructure for Plastics Recovery and Recycl

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2023, ... tons of plastic waste annually at full capacity, diverting these valuable materials from landfill; Equity investment in Circular Services,the largest privately held recycling and reuse company in North ...

‘Sustainability in Action’ announcement at LiftEx Regional in Sydney

(News | New Products)

May 10, 2023, ... investment and policy decisions. In New Zealand, construction and demolition waste makes up 40–50 percent of the country’s total waste going to landfill, according to government and council documents. ...