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TLMI Looks to the Future

(Label/Tape)

September 27, 2016, ... expected to play a key role in meeting TLMI’s goals for the next 3–5 years of reducing matrix waste in landfills by 30% and increasing liner recycling by 30%. In order to quantify improvements there ...

TLMI Honors Companies for Green Leadership

(Label/Tape)

November 14, 2015, ... and has developed an energy application as an alternative to landfilling. Since the inception of their program, the company has diverted more than 2,000 tons from landfills. Says Frost, “Some years our ...

Mark Andy Works to Reduce Carbon Footprint

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2015, ... operating at full capacity, MLMC will divert 160,000 tons of material waste from landfills and produce 120,000 tons of renewable alternative fuel for Missouri’s energy-intensive industries. The remaining ...

Domtar Releases 2015 Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2015, ... outpacing the U.S. Pulp and Paper Industry average of 59%. 52% reduction in the recordable safety incident rate since 2008. 23% reduction in waste sent to landfills from Domtar’s pulp and paper mills, ...

Paper Cup Is Engineered for Recyclability

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2015, ... cups worth of valuable paperboard to US landfills each year. This alone can potentially solve two-thirds of the one-million ton fiber shortfall projected by the recycled paper industry for the year 2020, ...

Wax Coatings on Corrugated Are Declining

(Corrugated)

November 22, 2014, ... old corrugated containers (OCC), today there’s very little corrugated packaging going to landfills, says the study. Other facts from the study: • In 2013, the corrugated industry shipped 9.9 billion ...

Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... developed a turnkey program that offers Californians a way to keep EPS out of the ocean, beaches, and landfills. Waste to Waves collection bins are located at surf shops listed on their website. From there, ...

Corrugated Study Shows Environmental Gains

(Corrugated)

June 07, 2014, ... containers (OCC) increased from 72% in 2006 to 85% in 2010. As more corrugated material is recovered, less goes to landfills, thereby reducing methane emissions. Containerboard mills also helped reduce ...

Clear Lam Packaging Wins DuPont Award

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2014, ... reduce the amount of packaging entering landfills. “The DuPont Packaging Awards program recognizes and honors packaging excellence around the globe,” said Yasmin Siddiqi, DuPont Packaging Awards Program ...

Kendall Packaging Adds Solvent Reclaim Unit

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

August 19, 2013, ... importantly, we have sent much less waste into landfills." Kendall expects to further reduce solvent waste through plans to hire another ink technician, to allow the unit to run on all shifts. This new ...

Flexible Packaging | Precision Color Graphics Breaks Course

(Bag Pouch)

June 18, 2013, ... Ingeo, which is free of petrochemicals commonly found in other plastics. Because there are no petrochemicals, Ecoterah packaging is safe for recycling, composting, and landfills. Ecoterah bags are FDA ...

Shurtape HP 235 Improves Bond for Recycled Corrugate

(Carton Box News)

May 22, 2013, ... any packaging material on earth. More than 74 percent of the corrugated manufactured today is recovered for reuse.” While finding fewer boxes in landfills is great for the environment, the higher recycled ...

Avery Dennison Matrix Recycling Tool Is Online

(Green Converting)

May 20, 2013, ... manager, Avery Dennison Materials Group. “We have created this matrix recycling tool as a response to those looking to reduce their impact by sending less waste to landfills.” The interactive map features ...

Packaging Awards | AidPod Takes Top Spot as DuPont Celebrates Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2013, ... to landfills. Close the Loop recovers the plastic and remainder ink from used cartridges. BCM Inks uses the recovered ink to develop a new water-based flexographic ink called ‘PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) ...

TLMI Hands Out Environmental Awards

(Green Converting)

January 09, 2013, ... and developed a partnership with a manufacturer of engineered fuels allowing them to divert their matrix from landfills. The company became 100% landfill-free in their last fiscal year in addition to becoming ...

Sustainability | BASF, Mariners Debut Compostable Snack Bags

(Bag Pouch)

October 03, 2012, ... a natural place for BASF to introduce this new sustainable snack packaging to the American public. This season, the team is on track to divert 85% of its waste from landfills, up from just 12% in 2006. ...

PolyCello Invests in VISTAFLEX Flexographic Press from W&H

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2012, ... used as an alternative to lamination and allows pouches to be recycled as #2 plastic instead of ending up as garbage in landfills. To stay in step with customers' and their own awareness of the impact ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... Since 2010, more than 600 tons of cellulosic material has been collected and used for Taeq packaging. This recycling system diverts materials from landfills, conserves natural resources, enables consumers ...

Ten Years of Success for FILMtech

(Flexpack)

April 24, 2012, ... business model. The company is committed to environmental stewardship and annually prevents as much as 500 tons of film, pallets, aluminum, and paperboard from entering landfills as part of its ongoing ...

PCR Milked for Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

August 21, 2011, ...  At present, says Harji, the plant is sending minimal scrap to landfills. “Now, with our new line, we are pulling waste out of them as well.  As things are progressing, very shortly we will be at net ...