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- Recycling is Broken
- (News | New Products)
- November 25, 2022, ... produced globally is actually recycled, with about 50 percent going to landfills; 19 percent incinerated, which produces toxic chemicals damaging to human health; and 22 percent ending up in the water ...
- Saperatec to Showcase Breakthrough Delamination Approach to Composite Packaging Recycling At K Fair in Düsseldorf
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- August 14, 2022, ... strives to find solutions to a mounting problem: of the more than 140 million tons of plastics packaging waste incinerated, landfilled or even leaking into our environment each year globally, a significant ...
- The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging
- (Bag Pouch)
- June 26, 2022, ... the infrastructure to recycle is restricted. This can result in non-optimal end of life such as landfill, incineration or waste to energy. The misconception that flexible packaging cannot be recycled ...
- Tesa Introduces Innovative Adhesive Solution for Packaging Printers
- (News | New Products)
- November 30, 2021, tesa® Twinlock saves packaging printers time and money – while dramatically reducing landfill waste The traditional approach to printing flexible packaging – employing single-use tape – can be time-consuming ...
- MAX International Converters, Inc. introduces MAXDLF
- (News | New Products)
- November 17, 2021, ... 2025 initiative, MAX International is very excited about MAXDLF. MAXDLF transcends current labeling options: with MAXStick® we eliminated the liner from landfills, now with MAXDLF we eliminate the label ...
- TIPA Continues World-Leading R&D with Launch of New HOME Compostable Transparent Laminate
- (News | New Products)
- November 11, 2021, ... also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from food waste being sent to landfill by offering consumers the convenience of disposing of their food in their home composting bins whilst still in ...
- Mid America Joins CELAB Initiative to Increase Release Liner Recycling and Advance the Circular Economy
- (News | New Products)
- October 11, 2021, ... monthly waste-hauling costs while helping to divert material from landfills. CELAB’s two-year-old consortium represents global and regional companies throughout the self-adhesive label supply chain. ...
- Elevate Packaging Announces the First BPI Certified Compostable Adhesive Label
- (News | New Products)
- April 06, 2021, ... milestone which supports our mission to offer brands with world-class sustainable packaging solutions.” Compostable stickers and labels aid in the diversion of food waste away from landfills. BPI Guidelines ...
- Meeting the Demand for Sustainable Packaging through Sustainable Printing
- (Adhesives)
- March 21, 2021, ... can also do so by reducing landfill waste from their production processes. In our CPG decision-maker survey, more than four out of five said innovative solutions that can help packaging printers reduce ...
- Roundtable Q&A: ROLL CLEANING & MAINTENANCE
- (Web Handling)
- February 28, 2021, ... that recycle water as part of their use whilst leaving the ink waste itself as a solid mass that be disposed safely to landfill. What are some unique challenges your customers faced in 2020 and how did ...
- Martin Automatic – bringing production efficiency to web fed applications
- (Equipment/Machines - Converting)
- January 17, 2021, ... sent to landfill. Martin’s technology allows converters to incorporate partially used rolls for make ready or even into production runs, utilizing material that would otherwise negatively impact the bottom ...
- Sustainability and the eCommerce Explosion
- (Adhesives)
- November 13, 2020, ... demand for clean, fully recyclable packaging and labeling. The boom in eCommerce dovetails with a dramatic reduction in landfill space. New efforts to stem the tide are underway at the regulatory level. ...
- Avery Dennison Launches Matrix Recycling Program With Roadrunner Recycling
- (News | New Products)
- September 23, 2020, Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials announced it has launched a scalable matrix recycling program with RoadRunner Recycling to help label converters achieve their zero waste-to-landfill goals. ...
- Glenroy Inc. Formally Announces Company Sustainability Initiative
- (News | New Products)
- July 16, 2020, ... 30 percent, and kept more than 3 million pounds of material out of landfills annually. “The team at Glenroy is committed to developing products that are better for the environment and producing them ...
- Plastics, Packaging and the Environment
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2020, ... packaging is in fact the lightest form of packaging, accounting for just a small percentage of landfill waste. Despite these and many other benefits that food packaging provides, consumer perception of ...
- Plastics, Packaging and the Environment
- (Flexography)
- April 22, 2020, ... is in fact the lightest form of packaging, accounting for just a small percentage of landfill waste. Despite these and many other benefits that food packaging provides, consumer perception of plastics, ...
- PFFC’s Companies to Watch
- (Flexpack)
- April 09, 2020, ... much packaging as needed is produced, less is thrown away only to end up in a landfill. “Additionally, we offer recyclable and PCR based films and are engaged in R&D around compostable films as well. ...
- Diamond Packaging Wins Three Awards in 76th Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition
- (Print)
- November 24, 2019, ... entries were designed utilizing recyclable paperboards and manufactured using 100 percent clean, renewable wind energy, in a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) facility. Diamond won an Excellence Award in ...
- Driving Flexible Packaging
- (Flexpack)
- November 07, 2019, ... and homes annually. This can be harmful for the environment being that food makes up to 20 percent of landfill weight, it is the single largest municipal waste source, and the methane released by food ...
- Sustainable Winding: Reduce, Reuse, Rewind
- (Web Handling)
- July 21, 2019, ... COO at Norkol, Inc. Reducing waste is a common goal of paper converters. The less damaged paper manufacturers send to a landfill, the more product is shipped off to customers instead by utilizing ...