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Scoring the Scorecard

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... Wal-Mart’s store shelves in three general areas: renewable energy, waste reduction, and sustainable product or recyclability. Vendors must complete an individual scorecard for each of the more than 120,000 ...

5 Steps to Green

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August 31, 2007, ... volatile organic compounds (VOCs), non-renewable resources, and heavy metals used in pigments. Petroleum- Versus Vegetable-Based Inks | More and more printers are reducing their use of VOCs and offering ...

Be A Good Citizen

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August 31, 2007, ... development of its primary renewable resource—trees. Worldwide, the company manages more than 21.8 million acres of forestland (8.8 million hectares) in five countries. Through its various processes, ...

News Clips

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... with 100% renewable electrical energy and manufactured carbon neutral. Located next to the Contoocook River, Monadnock uses the flow of the river to generate “green” electricity. In addition, the company ...

Up to the Task

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June 30, 2007, ... in humidity yet will maintain barrier independent of thickness. Vacumet Corp.—PFFC-ASAP 314. vacumet.com EcoWorks is derived in part (5%–70%) from annually renewable materials and is certified commercially ...

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 ...

Mohawk Bestows Windpower Parternship Awards

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March 14, 2007, ... have made is significant, as evidenced by the table above, which quantifies the results of their decision to use Mohawk 50/10 made with renewable wind-generated electricity. These results are also displayed ...

What's Ne

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February 28, 2007, ... provide the same functionality as traditionally treated papers though made with naturally occurring, renewable resources. Recommended for many uses in food packaging. PFFC-ASAP 414 Heat Resistance ...

A Look at Liquid

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January 31, 2007, ... package weight coupled with an increase in the renewable resource component—the paperboard—as a percentage of total package weight. On the other hand, aseptic packaging is said to be more energy-efficient ...

What's Ne

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December 31, 2006, ... renewable resources. Contains 34 g/L of VOCs and is said to be equally effective on cold set, heat set, and energy-curable inks. PFFC-ASAP 406 Line Sensor Does Many Things Baumer Electric, Southington, ...

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, ... based on Renewable Energy 5% will be based on Innovation Suppliers will receive an overall score relative to other suppliers, as well as relative scores in each category. More than 2,000 private ...

Please Touch

(Folding Cartons)

November 30, 2006, ... polylactic acid from NatureWorks. Unlike petroleum-based products, PLA is a renewable and environmentally friendly product made from corn. PLA is said to have the same end-user characteristics as its ...

Pace Named as a Green Company

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November 18, 2006, ... water, organic materials, or other renewable resources. Pace's facility has secured a percentage of WPPI's wind turbine power as an alternative energy source instead of the traditional products used such ...

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 ...

Amerikal Launches New Web Site

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July 08, 2006, ... solutions, blanket and roller washes manufactured utilizing renewable resources, technical data sheets for each product, innovative technologies such as Thin Ink Film Technology, FAQs, and additional specialty ...

Mohawk Receives Green Power Leadership Award

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December 21, 2005, Mohawk Fine Papers has received the 2005 Green Power Leadership Award in the category of "Green Power Purchasing." This annual award honors U.S. organizations that make significant purchases of renewable ...

First Glance

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December 30, 2004, ... and reduced energy costs by lowering storage temperatures. The white cellophane is manufactured from renewable wood pulp and coated to provide a high barrier to moisture and gases. It provides a strong ...

Legislative Outlook for 2004

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December 31, 2003, ... Senate provisions requiring utilities to produce 10% of their energy from renewable sources were rejected, as were provisions to address global climate change. S. 994, Chemical Facilities Security Act ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... and most cost-effective renewable energy technology, producing electricity with zero fuel and zero pollution. The wind turbine power being used translates into 4 million kilowatt hours of pollution-free ...