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Biopolymers May Lead to Zero-Waste Communities

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March 06, 2006, ... engage practitioners in developing short-term and long-term solutions to handling the PLA material. Programs to understand the practical dynamics of market introduction are underway with two prominent ...

Reclying Plastic Materials

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June 20, 2005, Research and Markets’ report, Recycling of Plastic Materials, combines topics discussing: the analysis of processes successfully implemented in industrial practice; ideas concerning production with recycling ...

Materials

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May 30, 2005, New products from: VonSon Liquid Inks, Ashland, Scapa North America, ADM Tronics, Rock-Tenn, Day Intl., Environmental Inks and Coatings, FLEXcon, Toray Plastics (America), and Rogers. Substrates, Inks, ...

E-Waste Legislation

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April 29, 2005, In response to concerns over the environmentally sound disposal of an increasing quantity of cathode ray tube (CRT) devices, which contain lead and other heavy metals considered hazardous materials by ...

Materials

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April 29, 2005, ... behind that might contaminate a material or process. Offered on a variety of films and papers to 82 in. wide, coatings reportedly will not change the properties of an adhesive. PSA Resists Aging, ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

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February 27, 2005, ... most of the small customers we work with don’t know what they need; they don’t know how to go about it. They don’t know the materials. They don’t know the processes. And that’s okay, because we do. We’re ...

Martin Automatic Says Its Roll Changers Reduce Waste and Downtime for Narrow Webs

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July 01, 2004, ... or stop for roll changes," explains the OEM. "As a result, materials waste and press down time are substantially reduced. Martin representatives will help visitors calculate their own efficiency improvements ...

Materials

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April 29, 2004, New material products from: Air Products and Chemicals, Environmental Inks and Coatings, Johnson Polymer, MeadWestvaco, and Mitsui Plastics. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... AlOx Offers High ...

Waste & That Blue Box

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March 31, 2004, ... first importer, or franchiser that generates Ontario sales in excess of $2 million Canadian and whose product, related packaging, or printed material (including newspapers) generates more than 15 tons ...

Products and Materials

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December 30, 2003, ... bricks suitable for reprocessing or easy disposal. Compresses film, foil, polycoated paper, and other clean or dirty materials into manageable, 5x5-in., rigid bricks without adding heat to the material. ...

Flexible Packaging & Waste Disposal Laws: A US Perspective

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July 31, 2003, ... assistance, and developing educational materials for the states. Most states, however, adopted EPA's guidance on an integrated waste management hierarchy and implemented regulations favoring, first, source ...

Materials

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July 31, 2003, New materials from: ADM Tronics Unlimited, Eastman Chemical, Environmental Inks and Coatings, Flint Ink, G7 Productivity Systems, H.B. Fuller Co., Milliken Chemical, National Adhesives, Powder Coating ...

Materials

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January 31, 2003, New material products from: Adhesives Research, Adhesive Technologies, Ampacet, ITW Foilmark, MeadWestvaco, Rad-Cure Corp., RohmNova, Sealed Air Corp., and Superior Printing Ink Co. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report: Release LinersPackaging Waste?

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October 31, 2002, ... down the levels of waste in the packaging industry as a whole. The directive encourages minimization of the amount of material used in packaging applications, re-use of components, recovery, and recycling. ...

Materials

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August 31, 2002, New materials from: ADM Tronics Unlimited, API Foils, Appleton Papers, Basic Adhesives, Chase Converting Group, GPA—America's Label Expert, International Paper, Uvitec Printing Ink, and Water Ink Technologies. ...

Waste Not: Waste Management in Europe's Packaging and Label Industrie

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June 30, 2002, ...  To achieve this, the EU encourages the following steps: minimization of the amount of material used in packaging applications; re-use of components; recovery; and recycling. That “encouragement” ...

Materials

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May 31, 2002, New materials from: Adhesives Research, Eastman Chemical Company, Flint Ink, Rhodia Inc. Additive for Low Mist, High Speed Rhodia Inc., Cranbury, NJ; 609/860-3601; rhodia.com Silcolease AMA 745 is an ...

The European Directive on Packaging and Packaging waste

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April 30, 2002, ... Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC). Individual EU member states were required to implement it by 2001, but even today, most member states are not ready. Difficulty arises with materials such as release ...

Materials

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June 30, 2001, New from: ADMTronics, Avery Dennison, BBA Nonwovens, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., International Paper, Metallized Products, Polymer Valley Chemicals, Sensor Products, and Sun Chemical. Substrates, Inks, ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... and Transilwrap. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Roll Turner/Lifter Minimizes Injury Risk Schlumpf Inc., Windham, ME; 877/460-4535; schlumpf-inc.com ERH-1000-P portable, 24-v DC, battery-powered ...