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Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... rigid HDPE bottle has a greenhouse gas emission about 1.5X that of the flexible stand-up pouch with fitment. Even though rigid HDPE bottles are recycled at a rate of 34.4 percent, 2X as much material still ...

FPA Launches New Consumer Website

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... landfills. In the U.S., approximately 50% of flexible packaging can easily be recycled through in-store drop-off programs. Single layer polyethylene (PE) films can be recycled, but often must be dropped ...

TLMI Launches PET Release Liner Recycling Program

(Uncategorized)

November 29, 2018, ... Circular Polymers has approved PET release liner as a material that the company can fully recycle. The recycled liner becomes PET pellets that can be used in multiple industries. For TLMI converter ...

Advancements of Bio-Derived and Bio-Degradable Technologies in the Flexible Packaging Market

(Flexpack)

November 25, 2018, ... of polyethylene and is designed to be recycled through existing How2Recycle store drop-offs. This technology offers benefits of low haze, good stiffness and high gloss. The film is currently available ...

Now Plastics Introduces 60 to 90 Percent PCR PET Films

(New Products)

November 07, 2018, New post-consumer recycled PET film offers reduced environmental impact and lower costs. EAST LONGMEADOW, MA | Now Plastics, one of the largest suppliers of films and aluminum foil, is now offering ...

Constantia Flexibles Introduces Packaging Solutions for Greater Sustainability

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2018, ... HighPlus combine excellent barrier properties with the environmental benefits of a mono-material, which can be fully recycled. EcoLam is used by Asian Paints. India’s largest ‘Do it Yourself’ manufacturer ...

Archroma Introduces Cartastrength® DST.03 for Packaging Papers

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2018, ... where recycled fiber is the main raw material. It is ideally suited for fine paper grades, including décor, tissue with fully bleached fiber, or wastepaper and brown packaging manufactured from old corrugated ...

Flexible Stand-up Bags for Cat Litter: Discovering the Sustainability Benefits

(Bag Pouch)

August 31, 2018, ... because as a composite structure (paperboard with a film layer on top), it is assumed that the entire package will end up as municipal solid waste. Paperboard without the film layer is typically recycled ...

SGIA Announces 2018 Product of the Year Winners

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2018, All 255 entries will be displayed in the Golden Image Gallery/Product of the Year Gallery at the 2018 SGIA Expo. : FAIRFAX, VA | After evaluating a record-setting field of 255 submissions, judges of ...

L’Oréal and Avery Dennison Collaborate to Eliminate Label Waste

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2018, ... glassine paper liner (waste from label application process) from landfills into recycled products. Through this program, L’Oréal Australia will divert over six tons of glassine paper liner in Australia ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Innovation & Sophistication Lead the Way

(IML/IMD)

June 13, 2018, ... interior car parts. The panel agreed, "We'd love to see how it looks in the car." The panel also appreciated the fact that the film trim is recycled. Best Blow Molded Part/Package, Gold Award  Kunlun ...

PPC Adds Digital Category for 2018 Awards

(Carton Box)

June 12, 2018, ... category, cartons are evaluated on how they replaced less sustainable substrates or how they decreased waste, utilized recycled/recyclable materials, or promoted clean production processes. The competition ...

Windmoeller & Hoelscher Joins CEFLEX

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2018, ... and business models as well as end markets for recycled material. Transforming flexible packaging into a closed material system will represent a major challenge for the flexible packaging industry in ...

Innovia Films to Focus on High Barrier

(Flexpack)

May 23, 2018, ... They will also assist in the production of monolayer materials for different applications that will enable them to be more easily recycled and be included in circular economy packaging design processes.” ...

Ice Cream Tub Features Orange Peel IML

(Label/Tape)

May 23, 2018, ... is incredibly important. After all, in in mold labeling, the packaging and label is made of the same material, which creates a homogenous result that can be fully recycled and we can give the raw materials ...

Monadnock Offers Guide to Environmental Options

(Flexpack)

May 15, 2018, ... are quantifiable: increased use of renewable electricity; CO2 equivalent emission reductions; replacing plastics with renewable, recycled and/or recyclable materials in the supply chain. Company says ...

Inks and Coatings | Catching Up With Sun Chemical’s Felipe Mellado

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 14, 2018, ... containers. This new de-seamable adhesive helps recyclers improve recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) yield without process changes. Developed in partnership, Sun Chemical and Eastman extensively ...

Nestlé Announces Environmental Goal

(News | New Products)

April 24, 2018, ...  Promoting a market for recycled plastics by continuing to increase the proportion of recycled plastics in its packaging. Company says preventing packaging material ending up as waste, including in ...

Smart Planet Technologies Starts Paper Cup Recycling Program

(Trends/Management)

April 18, 2018, ... and processed into recycled paper. Replenysh owner Mark Armen says, “Since post-industrial and post-consumer reCUP materials are easy for paper recyclers to process, and therefore valuable to collect, ...

AIMCAL Awards | Holographic Carton, Metallized Film Are Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ... panels or bubble wrap, the honeycomb paperboard and corrugated box contains 100% recycled fiber content and may be recycled curbside because the metallized film easily separates from the honeycomb paperboard ...