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EC packaging waste directive drives European legislation.

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July 31, 1995, ... related recycling costs. Originally, the fees were determined by the volume of the package or container, regardless of material type. However, the fee structure was changed on Oct. 1, 1993, and is now ...

Adapting flexible system in trim-recovery operations.

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July 31, 1995, ... into a chopper for recycling. This entire process not only led to delays, it also required extra bodies to complete. It could also give the line operator problems as he had to take trim at two different ...

UK packaging markets expected to show growth in plastics, paper

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July 31, 1995, ... and recycling of paper is a fundamental component of the industry, and there will be significant growth in this area," the report states. "The use of more recycled paper in packaging need not result in ...

Interest in waste-disposal technologies at all time high

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May 31, 1995, ...  McIlvaine estimates that the potential near-term market for sewage-sludge dewatering technology is about $50 million a year. According to EBI, the recycling industry in the US should grow at about ...

Costa Rican converter expands Latin market

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April 30, 1995, ...  business is its recycling operation. Despite the lack of national and local legislation in Costa Rica, the company is recycling polyethylene resin at growing rates of more than 150 tons/month in Cost ...

Solid-waste proposals still considerable at state level.

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March 31, 1995, ... attempt to change the law in Oregon. In Wisconsin, the Governor's Council on Recycling has recommended the ban on polystyrene packaging be repealed. For more information about the FPIs legislative efforts ...

Films utilize capacity of cast polyethylene

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February 28, 1995, ... can be returned to the cartridge manufacturer with the spent cartridge for recycling. Copy-Pac is available for immediate shipment from inventory in one roll or truckload quantities. Standard thickness ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... exemption in the ADF law. * Illinois HB 2958, a packaging-reduction and recycling law, died during 1994. It would ban the use of packaging that isn't reduced, reusable, recycled or recyclable beginning ...

Dutch converter expands in worldwide flex-pack market

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January 31, 1995, ... focused on their environmental thinking and how these concepts have permeated corporate activities. "Source reduction is our main environmental concern. Even though there isn't much mandatory recycling ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... d in the year 2000," Richard Storat, AF&PA vice president for economics and materials. "This commitment, with it broad environmental benefits, is evident in our heavy capital investment in paper recycli ...

Unusual fiber packaging finding worldwide success

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December 31, 1994, ... construction is viewed positively in the recycling area. Compliance with the DSD has led Alpin, Germany's leading paint manufacturer, to test a Dorpak-type container for 10 liters of house paint. The ...

Direct-mail group introduces green stewardship challenge

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December 31, 1994, ... large or small and no matter what their primary line of business - can achieve measurable gains." The DMA Challenge is being offered in partnership with the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and the ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

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December 31, 1994, A German company has reported developments in the use of gasification in the chemical recycling of plastics waste.According to Rheinbraun AG, Koln, Germany, A German company has reported developments in ...