22 Dec 2015 Australia is seeing a plateau in its recycling rates according to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). According to the sustainable packaging initiative, the overall recycling rate for post-consumer packaging in ...
Corrugated packaging company Pratt Industries has recently commissioned a new $260m containerboard production line at its greenfield paper mill in Valparaiso, in the US state of Indiana. The OptiConcept M board making line was supplied by ...
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China's pavilion at the Milan Expo, featuring a floating bamboo roof, wins an eco-friendly award from the expo's organizers. Photos provided to China Daily Qingdao will get a reconstruction of a Chinese trade pavilion that made waves in ...
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Fresh, innovative and delicious. That’s the mantra behind Common Cider, an artfully crafted line of ciders making waves on the west coast. Previously sold exclusively in glass bottles, the company recently expanded its packaging to ...
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The UK waste management companies are calling for minimization of Christmas waste through recycling and re-use methods, after the UK government disclosed alarming figures on Britain’s wrapping paper wastage amounting to 227,000 miles. ...
Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Arjang J. (AJ) Roshan as president & CEO, effective 15 February. He replaces Jacques L’Ecuyer, who co-founded the firm in 2000 and ...
A report from Envision New Zealand revealed that grants from government to boost beverage container recycling have failed to reduce packaging waste in New Zealand. The InCENTive to Recycle report is calling for the reintroduction of a ...
Filling and packaging systems manufacturer KHS has paved the way for smaller PET bottles with the launch of a new coating machine. Designed to produce bottles with volumes ranging from 100ml to 350ml, the machine is called the Plasmax ...
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FCA is voluntarily recalling an estimated 16,114 full-size vans in the U.S. to repair their ignition contacts. An FCA US investigation has confirmed some vans may have been inadvertently equipped with ignition components that are subject ...
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As several counties in the UK plan and execute LED streetlights conversion, Cumbria County, the county that is known for its natural beauty, also has LED switch plan for up to 16,000 high pressure and low pressure sodium lanterns within the ...
The main obstacle that currently blocks mass-market acceptance of LED lighting, both domestically and commercially, is widespread lack of understanding and knowledge to make qualified purchasing decisions. That is all set to change, ...
As part of its commitment to reduce energy consumption, the City of Oceanside recently installed more than 7,700 GE LED roadway fixtures equipped with a GPS-enabled controls system. As part of its commitment to reduce energy consumption, ...
Valmet commissioned new OptiCoat Layer curtain coater with supply system and a new OptiCoat blade coater at board machine 3 (BM 3) at Mayr-Melnhof's facility in Kolicevo, Slovenia. The OptiCoat Layer is a multilayer curtain coater that ...
It was a full house for the Packaging Council of Australia's Australian Packaging Design Awards presentation in Melbourne on 12 November. Brand owners, pack designers and packaging suppliers involved in the design projects selected as ...
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A complex shrink sleeve printing job that achieved what judges described as an “outstanding result in a category in which it's difficult to be innovative” and that showed “technical excellence in bringing a design to ...
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