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Third-Party Certifications Can Validate Sustainability Claims

(Bag Pouch)

July 10, 2022, ... market. Film producers and packaging converters don’t want mono-material going to landfills or incinerators. Polyethylene, from which a majority of film, wraps and bags are made, is a valuable recyclable ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Myriad Benefits of Metallized Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 28, 2020, ... during the production process of a pouch versus other types of packaging. The FPA study further provides evidence that pouches have a more efficient product to packaging rate and occupy less space in landfills ...

Michelman Announces Growing Portfolio of Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) Certified Compostable Coatings

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2020, ... packaging from landfills.”   With global development ongoing, Michelman’s portfolio of compostable coatings is currently available only in North America. For more information, visit www.michelman.com. ...

Terphane Barrier Films Improve Shelf Life

(News | New Products)

July 29, 2020, ...  “It is widely known that nearly 40 percent of harvested food goes to landfills, and typical shelf life of fresh products is one or two days. To combat this, a growing segment of convenience-food brand ...

Glenroy Inc. Formally Announces Company Sustainability Initiative

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2020, ... 30 percent, and kept more than 3 million pounds of material out of landfills annually. “The team at Glenroy is committed to developing products that are better for the environment and producing them ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... to solve. Recent developments in coatings have led to processes that will make a package biodegrade in a landfill, which sounds attractive, but this too is ultimately a complex process. Such landfills ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... to solve. Recent developments in coatings have led to processes that will make a package biodegrade in a landfill, which sounds attractive, but this too is ultimately a complex process. Such landfills ...

Metallized Packaging Advancements From Terphane

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2020, ... further provided evidence that pouches have a more efficient product / packaging rate and occupy less space in landfills than other types of packaging. Additional Metallized Flexible Packaging Benefits ...

Suck it up Paper

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... a day from landfills and waterways—that's 100 million straws each year.  Starbucks was another who professed it would ban disposable plastic straws at all its stores by 2020 last July. And following its ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... will require 20 percent of petroleum production within the next 35 years -- up from 6 percent in 2014. More than 80 percent of that plastic ends up in landfills, incinerators or sensitive environments. ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... ends up as municipal solid waste in landfills compared to the stand-up pouch, leading to a larger end-of-life impact. A lighter package with a manufacturing process that is less energy intensive will ...

FPA Launches New Consumer Website

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... landfills. In the U.S., approximately 50% of flexible packaging can easily be recycled through in-store drop-off programs. Single layer polyethylene (PE) films can be recycled, but often must be dropped ...

L’Oréal and Avery Dennison Collaborate to Eliminate Label Waste

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2018, ... landfills.  Avery Dennison’s liner recycling program, supports the company’s sustainability goal to help customers reduce waste from its products. This liner recycling program will help brands divert ...

Smart Planet Technologies Starts Paper Cup Recycling Program

(Trends/Management)

April 18, 2018, ... Technologies, it has been estimated that more than 15 billion paper coffee cups get diverted to US landfills each year. Traditional plastic-coated paper cups are typically too difficult for paper recyclers ...

PSSMA Video Touts Recycling of Paper Sacks

(Carton Box)

February 04, 2018, ... and often earn revenue from the sale of these high-value recyclables. Plus, say the two organizations, diverting the material from landfills saves disposal costs and is good for the environment. CONTACT ...

Henkel Expands Adhesive Recycling Program

(Coating/Laminating)

November 25, 2017, ... Adhesives, North America. “We hope they will appreciate the option of recycling used LOCTITE containers instead of sending material to landfills and incinerators, and use it to achieve their own sustainability ...

PSSMA Video Demonstrates Paper Sack Recycling

(Bag Pouch)

March 29, 2017, ... costs, divert waste from landfills, and promote their own environmental sustainability. “We’ve been committed to sustainability for many years,” says Bob Ogan, president and CEO of Bake’n Joy. “Recycling ...