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Scoring the Scorecard

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... both recycled and recyclable materials in their packaging and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions when transporting finished goods to Wal-Mart’s nearly 6,500 stores and wholesale clubs in 15 countries. ...

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 ...

Be A Good Citizen

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August 31, 2007, ... costs and is more easily recycled by consumers. Procter & Gamble, for one, has made reducing the size of its packaging, such as detergent containers, a priority. The change is a win-win for the company ...

First Glance

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May 31, 2007, ... environmentally friendly manner. The traditional thermoformed DVD case is replaced with 100% post-consumer recycled cardboard jackets fitted in clear sleeves made from 1.6-mil EarthFirst PLA film from ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

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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

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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 ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

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November 30, 2006, ... on Product/Packaging Ratio 15% will be based on Cube Utilization 10% will be based on Transportation 10% will be based on Recycled Content 10% will be based on Recovery Value 5% will be ...

A Call to Arms

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November 30, 2006, ... than virgin pulp. In addition, the recycled fiber has less residual effect on our environment. To be sure, spent liner may not be an effective substitute for pulp in basestocks for silicone coating, ...

Wal-Mark Unveils Packaging Scorecard

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November 05, 2006, ... be based on Cube 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 ...

Converting Industry News

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June 14, 2006, ... to be sold include four coated recycled boxboard mills; 39 consumer packaging converting operations in the US, including folding carton, multiwall and specialty bag, flexible packaging, label, contract ...

New Products, Part 2

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May 30, 2006, ... DIN controller and indicator with text display offers high accuracy input, five on-board process recipes, and company’s patented Instant Accuracy system. Recycled Solvent Like New Eurograv, Surrey, ...

RFID Suppliers

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February 26, 2006, ... reprinted and recycled to significantly reduce RFID program costs. Contact Information: 100 Randolph Road Somerset, NJ 28873 732/271-7366; kgaim.com Keytone Technologies Delivers solutions for enabling ...

Mountain Valley Adds Recycling Capacity

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December 14, 2005, ... nearly every state and province throughout North America. Mountain Valley recycles the recovered films and manufacturers 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) resins in both densified and pelletized forms, ...

Low-Cost Paper Applications

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October 30, 2005, ... raw material—pulp—and the ingredients used in pulp refining will not affect the curing reaction. Even wood-containing pulp or DIP- (de-inked paper, i.e., recycled) containing paper grades can be used. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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September 29, 2005, ...  ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS Workshop Covers “Green” Issues NORWALK, CT—Myllykoski North America, a producer of recycled and non-recycled groundwood paper products, sponsored an environmental workshop in ...

New Products

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August 30, 2005, ... exhaust air, which then can be recycled back into the print room. Design does not require any exhaust air ducting from the print room. Workflow Software Tools Updated Esko-Graphics, Vandalia, OH; ...

On the Move...

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May 30, 2005, News from: Gardner Carton & Douglas, Kurz, Radiant Engery, Recycled Paperboard Alliance, X-Rite, Heidelberg USA, W&H, Kendall Packaging Corp., Hanovia, Presstek, Challenge Printing, Mohawk Paper Mills, ...

On the Move

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March 30, 2005, ... Films, Clopay Plastic Products, Spartanics, Rayven, Brückner, 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance, Polytype, RadTech, Environmental Inks and Coatings, Omet, Shuttleworth, Axon, Fortune Plastics, Mohawk ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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February 27, 2005, ... challenge: Film liners are less problematical to recycle, and they offer a highly effective "second life" when recycled. AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. is an international market research consultant company ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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December 30, 2004, News from: Freedonia Group, 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance, AICC, TAPPI, CMM Intl., Messe Düsseldorf, Nimble Shows & Media, Radtech, Ipex, and Dupont. Part 1 | Part 2 Industry Studies Plastic ...