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Double-Duty Packages

(Substrates)

June 30, 2009, ... with a matching organically composed holiday gift box. An all renewable/recycled/biodegradable carton and label, using vegetable-based inks, support the product's organic features while retaining shelf ...

Green Packaging Demand To Reach $43 Billion in 2013

(Flexpack Main)

May 31, 2009, ... billion lb of material, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group. Growth will outpace overall packaging but will remain modest due to the maturity of many products and the fact that recycled content ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box Main)

May 31, 2009, ... GreenAccess charges a flat fee per pound to handle the scrap and coordinates pickup and delivery of the recycled scrap between the printer and the mill. All fees and the cost of the recycling system are ...

Unifoil Receives Environmental Certifications

(News | New Products)

April 22, 2009, Unifoil Corp., a developer of environmentally friendly packaging and printing materials that create product differentiation, has received chain-of-custody certifications from the Forest Stewardship Council ...

Not Just a Pretty Face

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2009, ... film can be recycled for new film application. DuPont Teijin is recognized for its heat-sealable Mylar ECO PET lidding film with 30% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content derived from PET bottles, 35% ...

AIMCAL Honors Technology of the Year, Institutes Sustainability Competition

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2009, ... no solvents or water and require no drying. The carrier film can be recycled for new film application. DuPont Teijin also is recognized for its heat-sealable Mylar ECO PET lidding film with 30% post-consumer-recycled ...

Pregis Forms Fabricator Council

(News | New Products)

March 17, 2009, ... sold through the fabricator channel include PolyPlank Renew (recycled content foam plank), PolyPlank LAM (layers of extruded polyethylene laminated together) and PolyPlank EXT (single cross section, extruded ...

Sustainability in Today's Econom

(Packaging Converting)

February 28, 2009, ... when the packaging industry was infatuated with “green.” At that time, “green was in” and natural-based polymers were the rage; polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was almost banned; and all packaging had to be recycled. ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... and inventory control. Spec/Southeastern Process Equipment & Controls | 704-483-1141 | www.spec-inc.com PFFC-ASAP 431 Foam Has Recycled Content Astro-Foam Renew PE foam sheet features up to ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

December 31, 2008, ... trim widths, strength properties, and consistent quality to ensure efficient performance throughout the supply chain. Sustainability attributes include chain of custody certification and recycled content. ...

Avery Dennison Receives SFI Certification

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2008, ... of exceptional conservation value. Chain-of-custody certification means a company has a tracking system in place that identifies the amount of certified, uncertified and recycled content in the forest ...

WS Packaging Plant Receives FSC Certification

(News Eclips)

July 22, 2008, ... says Mark Czubkowski, plant manager of the Oak Creek facility. “They want to know material value, recycled content, and costs associated with the product-to-package ratio. The FSC certification confirms ...

Trail Blazing

(Green Converting)

March 31, 2008, ... into a landfill because they can't be recycled.” Timing Is Everything Curtis's sustainability timing, says Droppo, couldn't have been better. Just as the company began instituting its “green” campaign, ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

March 31, 2008, ... www.radiussolutions.com PFFC-ASAP 416 Recycled Paper Is Premium Aspen premium recycled paper is said to meet the same high standards as nonrecycled paper, offering excellent runnability, printability, ...

Drupa Tour Explores Inkjet and Toner Technologies

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2008, ... breakthrough still is needed in inkjet due to slower speeds, water-based inks that affect print quality, and UV inks that cannot be recycled. At Drupa, a new generation of platesetters for UV plate ...

February Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2008, ... thermoformed plastic. EnviroGuard is made entirely of paperboard containing recycled and post-consumer content fibers. Survey Addresses Productivity & Waste ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL The Fibre Box Assn. ...

KBA and xpedx Form Marketing Agreement

(Archive)

November 18, 2007, ... press demonstrations, education and training seminars, and print tests. Xpedx is a distributor of post-consumer waste and recycled content printing papers in North America. It also offers a variety of ...

5 Steps to Green

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... to store shoppers. Just pay a little green-minded attention to five key elements during the project-planning phase. 1. Paper Possibilities Virgin, Recycled, and Tree-Free | The strongest and most pure ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ...  15% based on Material Value 15% based on Product/Package Ratio 15% based on Cube Utilization 10% based on Transportation 10% based on Recycled Content 10% based on Recovery Value 5% based on Renewable ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... Utilization 10% will be based on Transportation 10% will be based on Recycled Content 10% will be based on Recovery Value 5% will be based on Renewable Energy 5% will be based on Innovation Suppliers ...