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Recycling is Broken

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November 25, 2022, ... produced globally is actually recycled, with about 50 percent going to landfills; 19 percent incinerated, which produces toxic chemicals damaging to human health; and 22 percent ending up in the water ...

Pregis Features Inspyre Product Line at Pack Expo

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October 10, 2022, ...  New Inspyre Mailer: Introduced this summer, the new Inspyre poly mailer is an efficient, lightweight, and sustainable packaging option for shipping non-fragile items. Made with a minimum of 30% recycled ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

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October 02, 2022, ... care for the environment, less reliance on conventional plastics and a move over to materials that can be recycled or in some way be dealt with in an environmentally responsible way are viewpoints so widely ...

Plastics and packaging – understanding test and inspection solutions

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September 11, 2022, ...  But the performance of plastic materials can lead to environmental benefits that we don’t want to lose by completely rejecting plastics. Because of their ability to be recycled effectively, plastics ...

Pharmaceutical Industry Increases Automation, Digitization

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August 23, 2022, ... practices. To meet sustainability objectives, 67 percent of pharmaceutical manufacturers are lightweighting packaging, 53 percent are increasing post-consumer recycled content, 47 percent are seeking more ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

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July 04, 2022, ... sustainability goals. Post-Consumer Recycled Content One of the simplest ways to increase sustainability of a package is by including post-consumer recycled content (PCR). There are two primary types ...

Ox Industries Acquires 150,000-square-foot Facility

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May 22, 2022, ... with our 100 percent recycled paperboard mills and create 50 new green-collar jobs,” said CEO Kevin Hayward.  Ox Industries is a leader in the manufacturing of 100 percent recycled paperboard, specialty ...

AIMCAL presents 2022 Product of the Year, Technology of the Year and Sustainability Awards

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May 05, 2022, ... for a 100% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) fiber stock for gift/loyalty cards. The 28-point Monadnock Envi PC 100 Card material is a coated/laminated structure engineered for dimensional stability, durability, ...

3D Neopac Announces Technology Investments in EcoDesign Tubes, Decoration and Capacity Extension

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April 07, 2022, ... (EPR) notification for plastic waste management that covers reuse, recycling and use of recycled plastic content, as well as end-of-life disposal by producers, importers and brand owners. For tubes, actionable ...

Chairman and CEO of Green Bay Packaging Inc. Receives TAPPI/PIMA 2022 Executive of the Year Award

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April 04, 2022, ... has been named TAPPI/PIMA Executive of the Year. GBP is a family-owned, vertically integrated manufacturing company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and ...

H.B. Fuller Joins 4evergreen Alliance

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March 07, 2022, ... recycling stream, adhesives continue to perform by ensuring the fibers can be recycled into new board and packaging of stickies. One recent example is the Sesame® sustainable fiber-based e-commerce opening ...

Introducing TAPPI’s Newest Directors

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February 09, 2022, ... Division at Graphic Packaging. In this role, he is responsible for eight paper mills, four integrated virgin mills and four recycled mills totaling 4.2 million tons of annual production.  He is also responsible ...

Celebration Packaging Adds a Natural, Sustainable Foodservice Dining Option

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February 06, 2022, ... and moisture resistance. The plates have no plastic film or wax coating, so they can be repulped and recycled easily. The Fibre Box Association and the Corrugated Packaging Alliance have tested and certified ...

Microflute Webinar Series

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January 03, 2022, ... January 12,19, 26. Mergers, acquisitions, and mill closures have found manufacturers searching for alternatives to uncoated recycled paperboard, which has necessitated a renewed interest in small flute ...

Sappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable Lidding Film for the Soft Fruit Industry

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November 10, 2021, ... a strong, peelable seal onto a wide variety of substrates including rPET, aPET, PVC and aPET lined paperboard. The film can be produced with 30 percent and 60 percent post-consumer recycled content variants ...

Papresa Implement Opt-Studio to Maximize Performance for Future Infrastructure Development Projects

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August 01, 2021, The Papresa Paper Mill in northern Spain produces newsprint paper and packaging paper from recycled paper. The Papresa Paper Mill in northern Spain produces newsprint paper and packaging paper from ...

VPF Uses Mondi's World-First Sustainable Release Liners for Its Label

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June 23, 2021, ... with German manufacturer VPF, an expert in self-adhesive materials and coatings, to create the world’s first sustainable release liner range made from recycled paper. VPF committed to make its labels ...

Sappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable, Coated Lidding Film Ahead of the Proposed UK Plastic Packaging Tax

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June 06, 2021, ... Rockwell’s solvent-free coating line. The Starlid GPE-CL coating can be applied onto any film, including those with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The company currently coats up to 60 percent ...

FPA Publishes E-commerce Streamlined LCA Case Studies

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January 18, 2021, ... landfilled was based on the recycling rates for each material while assuming none of the flexible packages were recycled. Most flexible packaging used in e-commerce applications, including bubble dunnage ...

Mondi Celebrates Eight Wins at the 2021 WorldStar Packaging Awards

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January 11, 2021, ... consumption and CO₂ footprint. Mono-material film for thermoforming This mono-material thermoforming film for food packaging can be recycled in existing plastic recycling streams, provides excellent ...