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- 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 ...
- 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. ...
- 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 ...
- Recycling Logo for Cartons Offered
- (Carton Box)
- April 30, 2011, SPRINGFIELD, MA | With paperboard packaging being collected for recycling in more than 60% of all communities in the US, the Paperboard Packaging Council SPRINGFIELD, MA | With paperboard packaging being ...
- Boxboard Production Increases
- (Carton Box News)
- April 20, 2011, ... from March 2011. Additional key findings in this report show that unbleached kraft folding production increased over March 2010 and March 2011; recycled folding production increased over March 2011; ...
- Eco-Sensitive Hybrid
- (Carton Box)
- April 17, 2011, ... an innovative bottle manufactured by Ecologic Brands, Oakland, CA. The bottle features a rugged, fully recyclable and compostable outer shell made from 70% recycled paperboard fibers and 30% old newspaper ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2011, ... which can be recycled into new coverings to reduce material sent to landfills, is said to provide excellent chemical resistance, superior load-bearing, and better cut and abrasion resistance. Mitsubishi ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 17, 2011, ... found on converting and packaging machines. The elastomeric covering, which can be recycled into new coverings to reduce material sent to landfills, is said to provide excellent chemical resistance, superior ...
- Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?
- (Label/Tape)
- February 28, 2011, ... be recycled, incinerated, or buried in a landfill. Functionally, p-s labels can have good graphics, but they are subject to defects on the container, such as flagging, wrinkling, and puckering. Container ...
- Checking a Security Breach
- (Print)
- February 28, 2011, ... of the various film layers laminated together.” According to Gloger, most flexible packaging producers, printers, and converters are proud of and eager for their products to be recycled and re-used…with ...
- Green Trends Prevail
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... making it from recyclable or recycled material; and reducing its environmental impact during the manufacturing process. Even as the most economical approach might be a combination of “green” attitudes, ...
- NP&PA Reports Monthly Production Increase of 5.5%
- (Carton Box News)
- February 27, 2011, According to the American Forest & Paper Assn.'s January 2011 U.S. Paperboard Report released February 22, total boxboard production increased by 8.3% compared to January 2010, and it increased 5.5% from ...
- Cushion Multiple Roll Widths
- (Materials)
- January 31, 2011, ... handles multiple roll widths to 32 in. Can accommodate traditional virgin air cushioning material, reduced gauge structures, recycled content, or materials designed to accelerate microbial biodegradation ...
- Core Savings
- (Winding Unwinding Rewinding)
- December 31, 2010, ... a marginally thicker core will not result in the web running off the core; conversely, a marginally thinner core will leave more wraps and generate more waste. Recycled stocks are a good application ...
- Landfill Alternatives
- (Label/Tape)
- November 30, 2010, ... recycled content requirements. CRG also has formed a partnership with Greenwood Fuels, a company that pelletizes p-s matrix, the other nonrecyclable byproduct, to create an alternative fuel that replaces ...
- PPC Releases Annual Paperboard Trends Report
- (Carton Box News)
- October 27, 2010, ... healthy, organic aspects of the products contained within the packaging. Portion-controlling, biodegradable, and recycled packaging have become increasingly popular. Further, the aging Baby Boomer demographic ...
- Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?
- (Flexpack)
- September 30, 2010, ... recyclability, compost ability, recycled content, renewable fuel usage, and less reliance on petroleum-based materials. While paper materials generally have a disadvantage in terms of energy and water ...
- High & Mighty
- (Flexpack)
- September 02, 2010, Pine Poly Partners with NextLife Packaging Group To Produce High Molecular Weight HDPE Bags & Film Using 50% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic A line of sustainable, high molecular weight HDPE bags and film ...
- Plastics Recycling: Reclaim & Reuse
- (Coating/Laminating)
- August 31, 2010, ... the company's “Grey is the New Green” bag, with a minimum of 30% recycled material, is an industry standard of success, and the bag itself is an emblem of environmental responsibility that can be carried ...
- Green Converting: Leading the Pack
- (Flexography)
- August 31, 2010, ... program is offered to employees. Non-recycled waste has been reduced 69%, which is sent to a burn facility over three years. R&D efforts helped reduce the paper weight by 15% for several large customers. ...