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- Pureology Relaunched in Bottles with No-Label Look
- (Label/Tape)
- January 26, 2012, ... innovative set of bottle designs (one sits on its cap the other on its base), which are manufactured from a single mold and appear to embrace on shelf. The bottles are made with 50% post consumer recycled ...
- Cardboard Bottle from Ecologic Brands Wins Green Award
- (Green Converting)
- December 05, 2011, A molded fiber bottle with a re-sealable “smart fitment” is honored for efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover materials OAKLAND, CA | The International Green Awards recently recognized Ecologic ...
- Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain
- (Label/Tape)
- November 10, 2011, ... suppliers, laminators, equipment manufacturers, and recyclers. Opening the proceedings, Corey M. Reardon (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corey-reardon/0/765/357 ), president and CEO of AWA Alexander Watson ...
- ASPAPEL Report Looks at Sustainability in the Spanish Paper Sector
- (Flexpack News)
- November 09, 2011, ... bio-composit…in green mills that generate green employment in rural areas, and to produce recycled paper in urban areas in mills that incorporate waste management facilities, deriving the maximum use of ...
- PTI Calculator for PET Blends Is Offered as Free App
- (Controls)
- November 08, 2011, ... explains that virgin and recycled PET (rPET) have different IVs. As the use of rPET for packaging containers grows, the need for a quick way to calculate the blend’s IV increases. Reportedly, this hand-held ...
- Facestock Is APR-Approved for Recycling Thermoform Containers
- (News | New Products)
- November 02, 2011, Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials reports Fasson Direct-Thermal 200HD label facestock with S490 adhesive has been approved by the Assn. Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) for the recycling ...
- Double H Plastics’ Cores Available in Reprocessed and Virgin HDPE
- (News | New Products)
- October 31, 2011, ... and recycled. Cores are moisture-resistant, reportedly making them dimensionally stable and able to be sterilized. Due to their minimal dusting, they’re suitable for clean room applications and can be ...
- Green Converting: Landfill Diversion
- (Green Converting)
- August 16, 2011, ... packaging technology have put more pressure on companies and communities to answer this question. On the consumer side, municipal programs have started making it easier to recycle and compost in an effort ...
- $2 MM Folding Carton Expansion at Menasha Includes Sheeting
- (Carton Box News)
- August 04, 2011, ... and bale scrap board for shipment to be recycled. Although Menasha says it currently recycles all waste board, the new process is expected to greatly improve efficiencies. Menasha's Folding Carton Group ...
- Package Design: Make an Impact
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... recycled, sustainable, biodegradable, unbleached board, die-cut on a Heidelberg KSBA. It is printed at Lithozone Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand, on a Komori Sprint 425BP press using vegetable-based inks ...
- EPR Rule Is Voted Down
- (Carton Box)
- July 31, 2011, ... the basic tenets of EPR, Shinners and other local business people opposed the resolution because it did not exempt paperboard packaging, which is already recycled at a high rate. “…the potentially expensive ...
- Experience Speaks: Jim Streicher
- (Bag Pouch)
- July 31, 2011, ... it made sense. What sustainability efforts have you made? We recycle all scrap films, cardboard, anything that can be reused. Some products we make use bio- and photo-degradable films and zippers. ...
- Hot Melt Adhesive Grabs & Holds
- (Adhesives)
- June 30, 2011, Advantra Encore hot melt adhesive is designed for exceptional bonding on a broad range of challenging substrates, including coated stocks and high-recycled-content Advantra Encore hot melt adhesive is ...
- Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans
- (Yo's Yarns)
- June 21, 2011, ... knowledge of the EU commission is insufficient. Plastic carrier bags commonly consist of high quality, pure polyethylene, a plastic than can be recycled very well. Therefore, the polyethylene bag is not ...
- Speaking Out Against Extended Producer Responsibility
- (Carton Box News)
- June 16, 2011, ... paperboard packaging, which is already recycled at a high rate. “Our voluntary recycling program for paper-based packaging already works incredibly well so [paperboard packaging] should be exempt from ...
- Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System
- (Coating/Laminating: Green)
- June 09, 2011, ... and is the first installation in Canada. The TVEplus, originally launched in 2009 with 40 units sold in 20 countries, recycles heavily inked and additive-laden plastics packaging commonly found today. ...
- Silly: Another Bag Ban
- (Yo's Yarns)
- June 01, 2011, Close to my own home, the city officials of nearby Chicago suburb Evanston, IL, (home to Northwestern Univ. Wildcats) have proposed a ban on disposable shopping bags–both plastic and paper. Don’t know ...
- Industry Associations
- (Uncategorized)
- June 01, 2011, ... Recycled Paperboard Alliance (RPA) Washington, DC; 202-347-8000; www.rpa100.com Adhesive & Sealant Council (ASC) Bethesda, MD; 301-986-9700; www.ascouncil.org AICC—The Independent Packaging Assn. ...
- Two Earn SGP Certification
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2011, ... use, identified production efficiencies, and switched to recyclable materials. Berman adjusted its processes to reduce emissions, conserve resources, and reuse or recycle materials. Certification comes ...
- PPC Members Distribute Saplings
- (Carton Box)
- May 31, 2011, ... Sponsored by the PPC, TICCIT is a national education program that promotes planting trees in recycled cartons as a way to highlight the importance of recycling and the sustainable nature of paper-based ...