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Plastics Recycling and Sustainability

(Trends/Management)

June 24, 2014, ... company is participating in Marine Clean, a European project sponsored by CIP Eco-Innovation Program, in which marine debris removal is reportedly preventing further litter entry. Comprising a biodegradable ...

EcoCortec Partners in Marine Clean Project

(Materials)

June 23, 2014, Company has developed EcoOcean, a marine-biodegradable film said to aid in a project to decrease litter in the world’s water   ST. PAUL, MN | Cortec Corporation reports that EcoCortec, its European ...

Hazen's Envirofoil Package Finalist for Eco Awar

(Carton Box)

June 23, 2014, ... uses Hazen’s recyclable, biodegradable Envirofoil. Envirofoil is a transfer-metallized 16 pt. SBS C1S that reduces aluminum by 95% compared to foil lamination and laminate by 99% compared to 48-gauge metallized ...

Performance Pkg. of NV Launches New Cap for Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

June 11, 2014, ... by introducing a special additive to the resin, the SipP cap can be biodegradable. “Consumer convenience is the driving trend for packaging,” explained Rob Reinders, president of Performance Packaging ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Bags & Sacks in Europe

(Bag Pouch)

June 01, 2014, ... corn starch) or are at least supposed to be biodegradable. Their importance rose notably in previous years, the study says, but composting of these "eco-bags" in dedicated facilities is not without problems. ...

PPC Offers Free Saplings to Honor Earth Day

(Carton Box)

March 30, 2014, Encouraging businesses to give saplings to school and others, PPC hopes to encourage planting them in biodegradable paperboard cartons   SPRINGFIELD, MA | Through a partnership with the Paperboard ...

Derprosa Films Have Properties to Keep Food Fresh and Safe

(Flexpack)

February 18, 2014, ... and appetizers. Company also offers a biodegradable transparent film that degrades over a period between 18 and 36 months under certain conditions of temperature, light, and humidity. This film is used ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... heated, air-cooled extruder with advanced feedscrew design; and Siemens controls. CONTACT COMPANY    AMPAC’S BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATE  Ampac, Cincinnati, OH, launched BioFlex Pack, a biodegradable ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, ... Heineken is looking for reductions in liner thickness—or, indeed, linerless label stock; bio-based and biodegradable plastics; the delivery of overall environmentally responsible performance; recycling ...

Freedonia Studies Specialty Films

(Flexpack News)

June 09, 2013, ... mechanical strength, and chemical resistance in packaging applications. Increasing use in small but high-growth market areas, such as photovoltaic modules and biodegradable packaging, are also expected ...

PPC Program Helps Tree Planting

(Carton Box News)

June 05, 2013, ... the saplings in these biodegradable cartons to a local park or back yard. Once grown, the trees can restore areas that have been damaged by fire or disease; provide a natural and beautiful way to cool ...

PPC To Honor Earth Day

(Carton Box News)

February 26, 2013, ... are taught how to plant saplings in paperboard cartons. The children are then instructed on how to plant the saplings—and the biodegradable cartons—in local neighborhoods or in their backyards. Once ...

Walki Helps Gourmet Coffee Producer Go Green

(Flexpack News)

December 09, 2012, ... which meets Malongo’s needs in terms of sustainability and ensuring the high quality of its coffee product,” she says. The combination chosen for the coffee pods board ring was Walki Pack Bio X, an oxo-biodegradable ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... compounds leaching into food and beverage products as well as at end-of-life disposal. At PaperWorks, we are seeing more requests for biodegradable film in windows on cartons and in blister packs. However, ...

Consumers Buy with Their Eyes | Designing to Differentiate

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... offers a fully biodegradable and compostable packaging solution called the Biosleeve, which is a shrink sleeve developed from biopolymers. Unlike the majority of plastics derived from petroleum products ...

PolyCello Invests in VISTAFLEX Flexographic Press from W&H

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2012, ... packaging has on the earth; the company has developed biodegradable and compostable packaging alternatives. PolyCello has been named one Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for four consecutive years, ...

Precision Color Pouches & Bags are BPI Certified

(Bag Pouch)

April 04, 2012, Ecoterah multilayer bags and pouches are certified by the Biodegradable Products Inst. as meeting ASTM standards for compostability   FRANKLIN, WI | Precision Color Graphics (PCG) has earned Biodegradable ...

Color-Logic Chosen for Launch of MirriNor Metallized Microflute Board

(Carton Box)

February 07, 2012, Joint venture combines biodegradable metallic film with T-flute WEST CHESTER, OH | The Color-Logic process, which produces decorative effects on metallic substrates or with metallic ink, recently was ...

Experience Speaks: Fred Crowe

(Experience Speaks)

August 22, 2011, ... scavenging packaging alternatives; development of products that provide transportation fuel conservation; development of products that are recyclable and biodegradable. About Star Packaging Corp.  ...

Green Converting: Landfill Diversion

(Green Converting)

August 16, 2011, ... to limit the amount of garbage going into landfills every year. For converters and manufacturers, it is not as simple. Steve Mojo, executive director of the New York-based Biodegradable Products Inst. ...