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Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... to perfection and temperature-sensitive and fragile pharmaceuticals remain viable. The same EPS foam that protects wines, meats, and pharmaceuticals can be commercially recycled. Corporations like Chick-Fil-A, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... is an expansion in the company’s range of material designed to advance the recycling of PET containers, which addresses supply imbalances of recycled PET (rPET) and improves cost. CleanFlake now includes ...

Plastics Recycling and Sustainability

(Trends/Management)

June 24, 2014, ...  Products made from recycled plastics, displayed by companies such as Dell, EcoStrate, Green Toys, Preserve Products, Seventh Generation, and TerraCycle, with more to be announced. PET recycling/sustainability ...

Clear Lam Packaging Wins DuPont Award

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2014, ... PrimaPak package was produced from a single roll of flexible film incorporating the Prima ExoShell made with recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) and the Peel and ReSeal lid system, eliminating the ...

Two Newark Paper Mills Are SFI Certified

(News | New Products)

April 15, 2014, Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions reports mills have achieved Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification, aiding several areas of conservation   CRANFORD, NJ | Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions, ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... of 100% recycled paperboard with a minimum of 35% post-consumer-recycled content, is credited with generating reorders more quickly than anticipated. Golf Ball Package Has No Handicap Hazen Paper captured ...

Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge

(Trends/Management)

February 12, 2014, ... no plastic and a minimal amount of aluminum—so it can be recycled as easily as printed paper—while striking source reduction means it carries 20 times less metal per square inch than metallic ink and can ...

FutureMark Paper Enhances Sustainable Label Product

(Label/Tape)

January 14, 2014, Label solution is now said to offer an increased brightness rating, better print quality, and a higher percentage of recycled content   WESTPORT, CT | FutureMark Paper Group, provider of recycled ...

Clear Lam Announces Freezer-Grade RPET Rollstock

(Flexpack News)

November 03, 2013, Rollstock made from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate is said to perform in tough frozen applications with no compromise in quality   ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | In response to growth in frozen baked ...

FiberMark Announces Folding Carton Materials for Spirits

(Carton Box News)

August 20, 2013, ... are FSC certified (FSC-C020981), made in the US, and include recycled content. Available in three calipers (12, 18, and 26 pt), boards are said to be strong and durable while providing a stylish, refined ...

Seven Win In-Mold Honors for Seventh Awards Competition

(Label/Tape)

August 05, 2013, ... image suiting the customer's promotional or event needs. Made from 75% post-consumer recycled polypropylene, the cup's PP label also allows recycling with the cup. Best Injection Molded (IML) Package, ...

Label PRomotion | Custom Labels Can Extend PR Influence, Impact

(Label/Tape)

July 22, 2013, ... awareness. This is one area where materials used in label printing can say volumes. Did you know there are labels made from corn and even stone that don’t deplete forests? Many labels now can be recycled, ...

Black Bubble Air Cushioning Now Available

(Flexpack)

July 15, 2013, Astra-Bubble Renew from Pregis also features high recycled content DEERFIELD, IL | Pregis Corp. has commercialized another protective packaging first—black bubble air cushioning with high recycled ...

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) ...

Flexible Packaging | Exopack Wins FPA’s Top Award for Kraft’s YES Pack

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2013, ... a proprietary coextruded HPDE blend, allowing it to be recycled with other HDPE products in municipalities with recycling programs, as well as at retail stores with drop off locations for clean and dry ...

Henkel & DaniMer Form Hot Melt Alliance

(Adhesives)

January 15, 2013, ... resources,” said Daniel Carraway, CEO and founder of DaniMer Scientific. “They are also unique in that we have enabled the use of recycled renewable content in certain adhesive grades, which allows us ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... and scratch resistance. Most notably, it can print on any off-the-shelf substrate, from coated and uncoated paper stocks to recycled carton; from newsprint to plastic packaging films - all without requiring ...

Thilmany Offers Exhibitor Brand Glassine Papers

(Flexpack News)

December 11, 2012, ... certification is also available. For added brand distinction, Exhibitor glassine papers are also available with chain-of custody certification and recycled fiber content by request. Thilmany Papers glassines  ...

TLMI Honors Mitsubishi Recycling Program

(Green)

November 23, 2012, ... business sense. This exclusive direct liner-to-liner reuse process creates Reprocess Sustainable Liners with up to 25% post-industrial recycled content. The environmental benefits of the Reprocess program ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in paperboard than ever before. Many of the Fortune 1000 have set the goal of increasing PCR content in their materials and are looking for suppliers that can help ...