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Market Trends | Profile of North American Label Industry

(Label/Tape)

August 12, 2013, ... more advanced in this arena than North America, and there are plenty of alternative options on offer today in terms of recycling and re-use, which we expect to see gaining importance in the countries of ...

Trends | The Future of Package Printing

(Print)

July 17, 2013, ... of the chemistry involved, IML often leads to a more durable container, and a resulting in a reduction in total resin. IML also offers recycling advantages over separately applied labels that often use ...

Cortec Anti-Corrosion Film Now with High Recycled Content

(Bag Pouch News)

July 09, 2013, ... received approval by the Federal Drug Administration for indirect food contact for use on food containers and food handling equipment and approval from a leading institute regarding the recycling and disposal ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... TripleS films for large-area bottle decoration—which is claimed to offer cost and energy savings and easy recycling. Environmental concerns No discussion of plastics-based technologies would be complete ...

Shurtape HP 235 Improves Bond for Recycled Corrugate

(Carton Box News)

May 22, 2013, New packaging tape features higher adhesion on highly recycled boxes HICKORY, NC | According to the Corrugated Packaging Alliance, “corrugated has one of the best recovery and recycling records of ...

Packaging Awards | AidPod Takes Top Spot as DuPont Celebrates Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2013, ... Black’ to print on corrugated shipping containers. One drum of PCR Black stops approximately 200,000 ink cartridges from going into a landfill. This recycling process recovers about 30 million ink cartridges ...

Foam Labels | Cool Intentions

(Label/Tape)

May 06, 2013, ... label is said to be the lowest density label material available and easily separable for container recycling, offering a key sustainability advantage for a product that is often misconceived as being environmentally ...

Commodore Plastics Offers Foam Label Technology

(Label/Tape News)

March 20, 2013, Labec labels are said to help keep containers cold for longer periods and to improve recyclability   BLOOMFIELD, NH | Commodore Plastics offers the Labec foam label stock, targeting breweries. Company ...

PFE Rolls Offers Geared Pull Rolls

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2013, Driven rolls pull trim and scrap collection into waiting bins   ORANGE, MA | Geared Pull Rolls from PFE Rolls are designed to pull scrap web material or trim into awaiting scrap bins or recycling ...

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces Conformable Film for Labels

(Film)

October 22, 2012, Lightweight Label-Lyte 52LLC210 film helps reduce material use. HOUSTON, TX | ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced Label-Lyte 52LLC210 film, a new lightweight oriented polyolefin film that offers excellent ...

Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2012

(Print)

October 17, 2012, ... and Label-Lyte TD shrink sleeve film, which facilitates flotation separation of labels from bottles to support PET bottle-to-bottle recycling.  H.B. Fuller (Booth S771) is introducing its solvent-free ...

PACK EXPO Intl. 2012 Highlights Printing, Converting & Material Innovations

(Print)

July 23, 2012, ... strength and rigidity, but with much less plastic. The outer shell can be recycled up to seven more times or composted where no recycling facilities exist. The bottle also accommodates a range of film ...

Eastman Copolyester Provides Easy Label Removal, Saves Materials

(Label/Tape)

November 27, 2011, The benefits of Embrace HY resins for shrink body labels include high printability, sustainability, and noise-free film. KINGSPORT, TN | Embrace HY copolyester resins from Eastman Chemical Co. are ...

Green Bay Packaging Offers Label Stock That Dissolves

(Label/Tape News)

November 13, 2011, ...  In addition to temporary uses, labels made from dissolvable paper are earth-friendly. They are non-toxic and remove easily during the recycling process. H2ODP labels can be printed with both water- and ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... recycling can be done easily if the label is made of the same material as the container. Heat Transfer | This is another labeling method that competes with IML. Here again this post-mold operation requires ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... mill. This mill has cooperated with Starbucks since 2006, and the current “cup-to-cup” recycling pilot project continues Starbucks' efforts to recycle used paper cups into new paper cups. IP, the global ...

What Did You Do for Earth Day?

(Yo's Yarns)

April 21, 2010, ... in. It employs gaylords in a recycling center for every material it can possibly recycle. Even the release liner for the pressure-sensitive labels it applies to product containers is saved, shipped out, ...

100% Recyclable CPET Trays Provide Sustainability Benefits

(News Eclips)

September 30, 2009, ... of 17% post-consumer recycled material, using an FDA-certified clean recycling stream that complies with regulations for food contact. Alcan Packaging's CPET reportedly deliver seven times the barrier ...

Distilling Solvents

(Green Converting)

August 31, 2009, ... oil; extracting oxygen, nitrogen, and argon from air; and for the recycling of used chemicals. It offers the generators of waste solvents the ability to recover solvents for re-use within their processes. ...

Green Is Global

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... of their material makeup, however, has created problems in post-consumer waste recycling — an issue the company is addressing actively. However, while papers and boards will continue to grow at a steady ...