J+J Flooring's Kinetex has been selected as one of BuildingGreen’s Top-10 products for the coming year by BuildingGreen, publisher of GreenSpec and Environmental Building News (EBN). The winners were announced over a live ...
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The LEED rating system recently experienced a significant overhaul. Specifiers and applicators are looking for coatings that meet the new LEED v4 requirements while delivering optimal performance. Sherwin-Williams manufactures coatings that ...
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The finalists of the competition “Concurso Moda Inclusiva” (integrated fashion competition) are designing with VICUNHA fabrics. Accessibility, utilitarianism and social awareness were the goals of the fashion designer for their ...
The rest of the consumer product company’s sites in the UK and Ireland are at 94.4% recycling in overall tonnage. The FMCG giant set environmental targets in 2011 to reduce its packaging by 20% (per consumer use) by 2020 compared ...
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On America Recycles Day, the non-alcoholic beverage industry reaffirms its longstanding commitment to further minimizing its environmental impact, and is making it easier for consumers to do the same. "From our 100 percent recyclable ...
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Plastic Packaging manufacturer Appe has developed an environmentally friendly recycled PET (rPET) bottle for Oji's sustainable functional fruit drink, in collaboration with Oji and Hero. The new bottle allows the brand to achieve closed ...
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As the company was looking for a sound investment, it decided to invest in two Sidel Matrix blowers over two years. The investment allowed Alpla to produce bottles for the full range of Coca-Cola branded products on behalf of client ...
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The National Assn. for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Assn. of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers (APR) have announced the release of the "Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2012," which cites a 2012 U.S. ...
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The products were manufactured using Staeger's recycled PET and the brand's part owner, Bill Keeling, was impressed with the quality of the print and foiling, particularly the gold foil. Prestat is chocolatier to the Queen and was ...
OKO H2O has launched a new filtration water bottle that uses a miniaturized filter pod system to allow filtration of water for up to 40 refills. The new OKOPURE has built-in tap water filters that meet NSF Std 42 for reduction of ...
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PET is the largest plastic material recycled in Europe, with the equivalent of more than 60 billion bottles recycled in 2012. PETCORE EUROPE Chairman Roberto Bertaggia says: "Despite the poor economic situation in the European region, the ...
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The four cornered lids & bases are manufactured from recycled PET made from a minimum of 50% post-consumer waste [old drinks bottles]. The two parts are supplied ready erected with corners ultrasonically welded. According to ...
Waste management company Eco Baltia has opened a new €5.3m recycled PET production plant in Jelgava, Latvia. The new 8,500tpa plant has been established through the company's recycling subsidiary Eko Baltija, plasticsnews.com ...
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Launching on 12 June, the exclusive online campaign – ‘Together we’re making recycling count’ – will target Tesco Clubcard customers with an invitation to ‘pledge’ to recycle. In return for their ...
Austria-based CCL Label Volkermarkt has developed a new Super Stretch Sleeve, Triple S, which will open up new possibilities and support a sustainable recycling process. The construction of the material makes an optimal recycling process ...