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Sustainable Packaging for Specialty Meat

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... new packaging, produced with EarthClear earth-friendly packaging materials from Clear Lam Packaging, utilizes renewable resources derived from plant-based plastics, providing barrier properties that retain ...

Materials/Substrates: Custom Fit

(Substrates)

May 31, 2008, ... | www.fibermark.com/dorset PFFC-ASAP 314 KlaFold coated unbleached kraft paperboard uses renewable, recyclable virgin fibers. Low-density, high-yield characteristics are said to provide strength and ...

FTC Plans Green Packaging Workshop

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2008, ... 26, 2007, Federal Register notice. It also solicited comments on carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates ("RECs") as part of this regulatory review, holding its first workshop on those topics in ...

Eco Additions

(Carton Box)

February 29, 2008, ... Flip-Pak's slide-out design eliminates the plastic hub and has a pop-up mechanism that presents the disc when the package is opened. Both options are made from third-party-certified, renewable virgin paperboard ...

Eco-Friendly Packaging for an Eco-Friendly Product

(Archive)

October 13, 2007, ... fuels to produce. It also comes from yearly renewable resources, is recyclable, and industrially compostable and biodegradeable. The Hive Five Kit consists of: USDA Certified Oranic Body Balm.  ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... renewable wind-generated electricity. Mohawk says its fleet of five trucks has been converted over to a biodiesel fuel mix, a clean-burning alternative fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as ...

Reduce & Comply

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, Going green? Be prepared to face the challenges of today’s complex environmental compliance regulations. Green Converting Sustainable. Renewable. Low carbon. Product-to-package ratio. These are only ...

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

(Magazine)

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 ...

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 ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

(Magazine)

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 ...

The Wow Factor

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... eliminate odors and retained solvents while using more renewable resources. C&H Packaging Co., Merrill, WI, earned a Gold Award for Environmental Achievement for converting this package.  ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

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

(Magazine)

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

(Magazine)

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, ...

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 ...

Wal-Mark Unveils Packaging Scorecard

(Archive)

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 ...

New Products

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... packaging, is not based on petroleum but is derived from renewable vegetable sources such as wheat, potatoes, and corn. PVC-free film meets all FDA requirements for packaging, is 100% biodegradable, and ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... for essential processing to help advance NatureWorks’ PLA resin as a renewable material for plastic packaging containers. AGREEMENTS Esko-Graphics Part of Axcel GENT, BELGIUM—Esko-Graphics reports ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

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 ...