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Corrugated Study Shows Environmental Gains

(Corrugated)

June 07, 2014, ... in the industry's first baseline LCA. The reduction in GHG emissions per unit is attributed primarily to the increased recovery for recycling of corrugated materials. The recovery rate for old corrugated ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Bags & Sacks in Europe

(Bag Pouch)

June 01, 2014, ... capita consumption and amount of reuse, negative effects also depend on the quality of the national waste management industry and the respective disposal and recycling systems. In part, these vary widely. ...

INX Digital Brings Its UV Inks to US

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2014, ... says product is in line with the its global preservation commitment, and product and package design makes it easy for recycling purposes. The outer packaging is constructed from cardboard, and the inks ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... innovation has recently occurred and where more activity can be expected—for example, linerless labels, sustainability, and recycling programs. Executive leadership discussion Reardon drew together ...

FTA Hands Out Awards for Excellence

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2014, ... separates the label during the recycling process. Reportedly, the label floats and the pure PET sinks to deliver food grade quality PET flakes. “CleanFlake was designed to address the lifecycle impacts ...

AWA Specialty Paper Conference Coming Up

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2014, Scheduled for the day before interpack 2014, the annual event will cover nanocellulose activities, environmental issues in the paper industry, and more   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander ...

PPC Offers Free Saplings to Honor Earth Day

(Carton Box)

March 30, 2014, Encouraging businesses to give saplings to school and others, PPC hopes to encourage planting them in biodegradable paperboard cartons   SPRINGFIELD, MA | Through a partnership with the Paperboard ...

Smart Planet Technologies Teams with Newark

(Carton Box)

March 18, 2014, ... with 100% PE or similar materials are poor candidates for recycling, with low value if reclaimed, and are often destined for the landfill. Smart Planet Technologies is working with Newark to confirm that ...

Appleton Mfg. Div. Customizes Butt Roll Slabber

(News | New Products)

March 16, 2014, ... says worker safety is improved and customer is able to recover the core for re-use and the material for recycling at a much higher rate of productivity. In addition to the slabbing capabilities, the custom ...

Avery Dennison Matrix Waste Directory Now Includes Canada

(Label/Tape)

February 09, 2014, The landfill-free matrix waste directory is an online, searchable resource that now features 20 processors in Canada   MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison has added Canadian listings for matrix waste disposal ...

Shurtape Tape Suited for Recycled Corrugated

(Corrugated)

November 20, 2013, ... performance and adhesion on highly recycled corrugate—including 100% recycled.  Company quotes the Corrugated Packaging Alliance: “Corrugated has one of the best recovery and recycling records of any ...

Sleeve's Twin Perf Enhances Bottle's Recyclabili

(Label/Tape News)

November 20, 2013, ... in the recycling stream, increasing the probability the plastic will be used for a new bottle. The product also was made more recyclable on account of the bottle being clear rather than colored PET, unlike ...

TLMI Names Environmental Winners

(Green Converting)

November 01, 2013, Avery Dennison and The Label Printers are honored for their commitment to practices such as recycling, energy recovery, and clean technology   GLOUCESTER, MA | At its recent Annual Meeting in San ...

Nordson Introduces Polymer Processing Systems Group

(Flexpack News)

October 28, 2013, ... lines that comprise Nordson’s polymer processing offering are as follows: • Kreyenborg, Münster, Germany, manufactures melt filtration systems, gear pumps, and melt valves for extrusion, recycling, ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, ... that label release liner finds itself lacking an appropriate and unified modus operandi for transitioning it back into the processing chain for recycling and re-use. Optimistic outlook Opening the ...

Eastman Reports on Full-Wrap Label Consortium

(Green)

September 22, 2013, A recent test by the group studied possible solutions to PET recycling stream issues, with positive results reported   KINGSPORT, TN | Eastman Chemical Co. has issued a report on the recent meeting ...

Henkel Opens Adhesives Plant in Shanghai

(Adhesives)

September 22, 2013, ... it uses only half the amount of water thanks to condensed water recovery systems, while recycling has reduced the volume of packaging materials by 60%, and electricity usage for factory lighting has been ...

TLMI Technical Conference Covers Wide Agenda

(Label/Tape News)

September 14, 2013, ... of directors is pleased to announce that once again we exceeded attendance expectations.…This year the conference featured an extended session on sustainability and supply chain recycling practices, in ...

Toray Builds New Cogeneration Power Facility

(Flexpack News)

August 19, 2013, Company continues its sustainability commitment with new facility, dedicated to powering production for the Torayfan PP film division and other site   NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America), ...

Kendall Packaging Adds Solvent Reclaim Unit

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

August 19, 2013, EcoPure machine is part of company's ongoing efforts to reduce overall impact on environment MEQUON, WI | Kendall Packaging purchased a new EcoPure solvent reclaim unit at the beginning of 2013 to ...