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Recovered materials content guidelines for packaging change.

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July 31, 1995, ... plastic bags. The recommended recovered materials content for this product is 10%-100% postconsumer materials. The effective date of this recommendation is May 1, 1996, at which time agency procurement ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... all along the line. Amplas bagmakers fit perfectly into that philosophy. Sengewald USA, Marengo, IL, is a manufacturer of plastic mono-films, laminations and coextrusions for the food, nonfood and medical ...

Adapting flexible system in trim-recovery operations.

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July 31, 1995, ... trim from plastic film while overcoming static and plugging, both of which can occur when an extruder runs continuously. The new system has eliminated the need to collect 15-in.-wide trim rolls (or ...

Reynolds subsidiary in Spain benefits from technology transfer

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May 31, 1995, ... terephthalate for house iusulation is being thwarted by the worldwide shortage of polyethylene-terephthalate film. This shortage is counterbalancing the European trend toward the substitution of plastic ...

Book details Japan's packaging industr

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May 31, 1995, ... tray, composite can for beverages, molded pulp tray, molded pulp cushioning material, laminated tube, multilayer plastic blow-molded bottle, polyacrylonitrile thermo-formed container, household plastic ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, ... directed at the rigid plastics industry m states like California, Oregon, Wisconsin and Florida. The laws and implementation dates vary, but packagers in those states are already scrambling to produce ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... during sealing. The liner low-density polyethylene inner layer provides the seal strength required to maintain package integrity throughout distribution and handling. Its tough plastic construction helps ...

Solid-waste proposals still considerable at state level.

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March 31, 1995, ... and tracking system, contact Maria Donahue or Peter Eberle at 703/527-7505. Plastic-Bag Recycling - A survey by the Plastic Bag Association (PBA), Pittsburgh, PA, has found consumers are quickly catching ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... its ban on aseptic packaging, and Suffolk County, NY, repealed its outright ban on plastic bags. Many of the failed legislative efforts of 1994 are expected to resurface during the 1995 state legislative ...

Dutch converter expands in worldwide flex-pack market

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January 31, 1995, ... metal or rigid plastic materials. Even though the consolidation of packaging companies proceed slower in Europe than the US, it's coming on stronger because of user's global demands. Another trend mentioned ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... industry, which is already occurring, is a trend expected to accelerate in the future, according to the report. Resin A strong US economy together with plastic's innate versatility spurred continued ...

Czech exhibition offers look at Eastern European market

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December 31, 1994, ... and consumer-sack industries. P+P '94 reflected newly found interest now influencing the packaging of the former Socialist Bloc. All the exhibitors I spoke to, from glass bottle manufacturers to plastic ...