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Solid-waste proposals still considerable at state level.

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, Solid-waste legislative proposals at the state level targeting packaging issues decreased only slightly in 1994, according to Single Service News, the Solid-waste legislative proposals at the state level ...

Materials Handling | Pneumatic Conveyor Reduces Injuries, Cuts Waste

(Web Handling)

June 27, 2016, ... bulk solids and pollution control equipment experts. President Walker Robbins, who has more than 20 years of experience in the bulk solids handling industry, suggested Belleville, NJ-based VAC-U-MAX due ...

E-waste Recycling Legislation Could Frame Waste Management Debate

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, As we have reported previously, increasing public concern over solid waste management is spurring consideration of “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) and “shared responsibility” approaches to waste ...

E-Waste Legislation

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... that collect and recycle these devices. As we have noted previously, the resurgence of interest in solid waste management has the potential to affect a wide array of industries, including the converting ...

Waste & That Blue Box

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2004, More local and regional jurisdictions are seeking to deal with litter and solid waste by embracing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws that place More local and regional jurisdictions are seeking ...

Flexible Packaging & Waste Disposal Laws: A US Perspective

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... use and disposal of packaging in the US. At its peak, more than 80% of US solid waste, including packaging, was disposed of in landfills. The increased time to permit new landfills in accordance with new ...

Waste Not: Waste Management in Europe's Packaging and Label Industrie

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... low-speed, high-torque, twin-shaft shredder reduces bulk solids and debris by up to 80%, aids in recycling, enhances processing and systems, and protects pumps, co. says. Units reportedly are designed ...

Interest in waste-disposal technologies at all time high

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... for municipal solid-waste burners. "The Europeans are ahead of the game in that area, and there is a near-term need for about 100 of those systems," McIlvaine said. "That translates to a market of about ...

INX introduces GelFlex-EB inks for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2021, ... anilox counts result in excellent tonal value and higher line screen plates and contrast range. In addition to more predictable print quality, printers will find smooth vignettes and solids, higher details ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(Tension)

January 18, 2021, ... machined from solid 6061-T6 alloy for excellent durability and heat dissipation. For those seeking a turn-key tension control system, the easy-to-use, touchscreen SteadyWeb™ 6 digital tension controller ...

Quick Roller Alignment Check

(News | New Products)

August 20, 2020, ... be part of a larger alignment strategy.  Before these two steps, your plan should include: Ensuring your foundation is reliable (solid earth, sufficient concrete); Select reference roller or establish ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... solutions. For example, in the 1980s the plastic packaging industry created the Council for Solid Waste Solutions (CSWS), which eventually become the American Plastics Council (APC), later known as the ...

Beyond the Roll: Dry Ice Blasting for Maintenance and Cleaning

(Web Handling)

June 24, 2020, ... the dry ice instantly goes from a solid state to a vapor state. This resulting increase in volume creates an “explosive” effect that lifts the coating off of the surface. I’ve heard dry ice blasting ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... For example, in the 1980s the plastic packaging industry created the Council for Solid Waste Solutions (CSWS), which eventually become the American Plastics Council (APC), later known as the Society of ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... three Product Excellence Awards. The second award winner for Hazen Paper involved a setup carton for a gift box for Woman by Ralph Lauren. The gift box consists of two weights of solid bleached sulfate ...

The FPA Launches New Website

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2020, ... packaging industry and advocacy priorities include ensuring that the flexible packaging industry is represented in legislative and NGO discussions on solid waste management, material composition transparency, ...

Roundtable Q&A: Slitting, Winding & Unwinding

(Slit)

February 16, 2020, ... in order to achieve a secure last wrap as well as a solid first wrap with either self-wound tape products or by adding a tabber or gluing system. The ability to turn the process into a machine paced cut ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... at the same time realising a healthy profit. Easier said than done. Overcapacity in traditional markets, customer consolidation, fluctuating currencies, trade wars and political uncertainties, high operating ...

North America: Technology Developments and Market Opportunities Drive Industry Growth

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2019, ... data-transfer rate in AVs is 15,000 per microsecond. These and other requirements mean that plastics and composites will play major roles in weight reduction, part consolidation, heat dissipation, high-tech ...

FPA Announces Speaker Lineup for Upcoming Fall Executive Conference

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2019, ... global trends in flexible packaging; managing incentives; and an overview of the University of Florida research on the feasibility of high temperature steam gasification of municipal solid waste. The conference ...