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Sun Chemical Issues Latest Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2023, ... landfill waste continued to decrease since the last report. “Sun Chemical’s ongoing efforts to strive for continuously improving results in waste, water, and energy reduction drive decisions and actions ...

Brett Martin Announces Partnership with Keencut

(News | New Products)

March 16, 2023, ... Eco has up to 80 percent reclaimed post-production waste content, reducing landfill and making it a greener choice of foam PVC – while still possessing all the printability benefits of the Foamalux range. ...

Sustainability and Productivity – a Must for Today’s Labels

(Flexpack)

February 19, 2023, ... Label and Packaging Materials Sustainability has evolved from being a trend to how companies run their business in the label and packaging industry over the last few years. In addition to landfills beginning ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... at each step of the workflow. Therefore, contributing to a reduction in packaging, by consciously choosing a supplier that contributes to waste reduction and landfill diversion, is essential for converters ...

Recycled and Recyclable: The Woven Plastic Bag of the Future

(Bag Pouch)

February 05, 2023, ... landfill or incineration. EU Plastics Strategy The EU plastics strategy was launched in 2018 and defines, among others, the following goals: Currently, 25 percent of all plastic waste must be recycled; ...

The “5R” Framework

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2022, ... 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 5 to 6 percent — or about 2 million tons, according to the World Economic ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... currently the vast majority of multi-material composite packaging materials end up in landfills or incineration centers. Encouragingly, though, novel recycling methods such as delamination recycling ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tesa Introduces Innovative Adhesive Solution for Packaging Printers

(News | New Products)

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 ...

MAX International Converters, Inc. introduces MAXDLF

(News | New Products)

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

(News | New Products)

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

(News | New Products)

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. ...

Elevate Packaging Announces the First BPI Certified Compostable Adhesive Label

(News | New Products)

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 ...

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 ...

Sustainability and the eCommerce Explosion

(Adhesives)

November 13, 2020, ... demand for clean, fully recyclable packaging and labeling. The boom in eCommerce dovetails with a dramatic reduction in landfill space. New efforts to stem the tide are underway at the regulatory level. ...

Avery Dennison Launches Matrix Recycling Program With Roadrunner Recycling

(News | New Products)

September 23, 2020, Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials announced it has launched a scalable matrix recycling program with RoadRunner Recycling to help label converters achieve their zero waste-to-landfill goals. ...