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Wal-Mark Unveils Packaging Scorecard

(Archive)

November 05, 2006, ... reduce, reuse, recycle, renew, revenue, and read. Through months of consultations, the Packaging Sustainable Value Network, a group of 200 leaders in the global packaging industry, including suppliers, ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... plates for reuse, build to new repeat sizes, save on tape expense, and protect valuable printing plates. PFFC-ASAP 423 Data Management Upgraded VantagePoint Systems, Vancouver, BC, Columbia; ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... Its large image area [22 × 29 in.] with the ability the gang up jobs offers great versatility, and the ability to reuse ink sheets is very efficient.” Supplier Information: Latran Technologies — PFFC-ASAP ...

MECA Expands Print Sleeve Offering

(Archive)

July 03, 2006, MECA & Technology Machine has announced several additions to its current line of print sleeve offerings. PRESS RELEASE GREEN BAY, WI—MECA & Technology Machine has announced several additions to its ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... from increase in production speed and ecological pressures. Avoiding waste by reuse and recycling will also lead to new systems. Future adhesives will continue to contribute to fulfilling the tasks of ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... to help reduce changeover times and ensure the efficient and cost-effective storage and reuse of the dies. Can be converted from a die-cutter with cold embossing to a hot foil stamping and embossing press ...

Rotary Screen Printing's Contribution to RFID, Part

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... would be channelled for condensation. Thereafter they can be used for energy recovery or even treated and reused. Apart from printing speeds though, the quality of the ink is an important variable. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... to Integrated Waste Management, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover Energy, and Retention in landfill. Visit plastics.ca/epic. Explore GOA in Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH, FL—Package printing gets its ...

Superfund Exempt Liability

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September 29, 2004, ... of the barriers created by Superfund to the cleanup and redevelopment of industrial property. As advertised, the goal of the Brownfields Amendments was to promote the cleanup and reuse of “Brownfields” ...

CSR Must Be a Balancing Act

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... sectors. This will result in potentially using less or alternative materials, a possible advantage for the converting industry. At the same time, growing pressure to promote recycling and reuse poses ...

Screen Savers

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... to five job changeovers per day. A rotary screen printing system that allows you to reuse and re-image your screens is a great way to maintain competitiveness and reduce consumable costs. Following ...

Extreme Makeovers

(Magazine)

June 30, 2004, ... more than 1,600 different colors. “There's no waste. We reuse everything,” says Murphy. “It's incredible what we can do.” Interior Redesign Retrofitting its equipment to achieve optimal performance ...

Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... of waste generation, (2) reuse of parts, (3) material recycling.4 The Resources Law requires ten designated industries and manufacturers of 69 products, representing approximately 50% of Japan's municipal ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... They can adhere to most polished surfaces and be removed, stored, and reused indefinitely. Topcoated to improve shelf life and printability, products can be printed flexo, offset, and screen and are available ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, ... in both pre-consumer and post-consumer use. Pre-consumer use refers to the reuse of items during the manufacturing process. Some items such as scrap from an extrusion process may be good candidates ...

Flexible Packaging & European Disposal Laws

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, ... to maintain an adequate level of safety and hygiene for the packaged product and the consumer. Likewise, packaging was to be designed to permit its reuse or recycling or to decrease its environmental ...

Converting Industry News

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June 29, 2003, ... from paying the tax if the bag is made of at least 40% recycled content, can be reused at least 1,000x, or is used to contain a product with no other packaging. The bill also levies a 2-cent tax on ...

Industry Responds to California Plastic Bag Tax

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2003, ... bags, and service station bags. Retailers would be exempt from paying the tax if the bag is made of at least 40 percent recycled content, can be reused at least 1,000 times, or is used to contain a product ...

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

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April 30, 2003, ... gravure presses can incorporate sleeve removal through the side of the press much like modern flexo presses. There is one exception: Gravure sleeves are much more durable for continuous reuse, whereas ...

EPA Packaging Design Winners to Display at Pack Expo LV

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2003, ... to facilitate cyclical material flows; the ecological and human health characteristics of the materials; and how physical design facilitates reuse and recyclability." Continues EPA: "[It's] specifically ...