LuxWalk is a new underlayment engineered specifically for under floating or glue-down LVF by MP Global Products. According to the company, LuxWalk provides full subfloor coverage and effectively soothes impact sound and floor to ceiling ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, rugs
Consumer goods manufacturer Henkel and Ball have joined forces to introduce a new, lighter weight sustainable aluminum aerosol can for the beauty care brand, Fa. The recyclable extruded aluminum can has been manufactured using metal ...
Tags: Henkel, Aerosol Can
Finland-based Huhtamaki has designed new plastic tumblers which can be used to serve beverages for the fans in the upcoming football world cup. The CE marked plastic tumblers are said serve as a shatterproof alternative to glassware. ...
Tags: Beverage Containers, Recyclable Containers, plastic tumblers
Armstrong World Industries named The Kroger Co. as its 2013 Flooring Recycler of the Year. The Armstrong award recognizes organizations that made significant environmental contributions by recycling VCT materials during demolition ...
Tags: VCT materials, Chemicals, Construction
The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), representing over 90% of North America's post-consumer plastic recycling capacity, is encouraging municipal recycling programs to promote 'the Caps On Bottles' to take advantage of ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, Packaging, Printing
The polyester fiber used to make a range of 3M floor pads for floor maintenance will now contain a minimum of 50% post-consumer recycled content. "The 3M product team extensively tested the product to ensure the new floor pads have the ...
Tags: Floor Pads, 3M Floor Pads, Recycled Content
Six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to packaging alternatives made with other materials. A recent study: "Impact of Plastics Packaging on Life Cycle ...
Tags: Plastic Packaging, greenhouse gas, packaging alternatives
With the latest numbers from the Environmental Protection Agency indicating that textile waste accounts for nearly 5% of all landfill space in the United States, one wholesale fabric company is teaming up with other fabric and textile ...
Nampak Plastics, the UK’s leading producer of plastic milk bottles based in Newport Pagnell, has announced that sales of its multi-award-winning Infini bottle have reached the 500 million mark. Since its launch in 2012, sales of the ...
Industrial packaging firm Mauser Group has introduced new plastic drum series manufactured at its recycling center in Erkelenz, Germany. The new Infinity Series of plastic drums, designed to transport hazardous goods, has been produced ...
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Showyin's OAM, he said, honoured and humbled him. That he was reinforces that Showyin deserved the recognition. Let's look at the honour. Before stepping down late last year, Showyin had served as the Aerosol Association’s ...
Tags: Showyin's OAM, Spray, Aerosol Industry, Packaging
Media are invited to join Progressive Waste Solutions president and CEO Joseph Quarin and TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky as they announce Progressive Waste's investment in TerraCycle, which will vastly increase recycling opportunities for ...
Tags: TerraCycle, Progressive Waste Solutions, fundraisers, cigarette butts
The APC received the nicest Christmas present last year – an overall 64.2 per cent recycling rate for post consumer packaging in 2013, which represents a 65 per cent jump from 2003's baseline of 39 per cent. Glass recycling increased ...
Tags: APC, recycling rate, post consumer packaging, packaging
Additional Extruder Expands Recycler's Capacity A new extrusion line has been commissioned by AXION Recycled Plastics Inc. to help it increase its manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand.?AXION is a reprocessor of recycled plastic ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
The Facts 2012 – showed a 34% recycling rate, 35% energy recovery rate and 31% landfill figure. It found 69.2% of all plastic packaging waste was recovered in 2012, the balance going to landfills and incineration without energy ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastic Packaging