UK-based Industry association PAFA backs call for reprocessing investment. The Packaging & Films Association (PAFA) has welcomed the recent call from Beth Winkley, the head of WRAP Cymru, the Welsh branch of the UK's Waste and Resources ...
Tags: Recycling Investment, reprocessing investment, plastics industry
US producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, Alcoa has taken full control of Evermore Recycling, which is now a part of Alcoa’s Global Packaging group and will continue to be based in Nashville, Tennessee, US. Earlier, Alcoa and ...
Tags: fabricated aluminum, sustainable package, recyclable aluminum can
Global producer of release papers Ahlstrom has announced a new sustainability initiative for recycling silicone coated paper release liners, which are used by the pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) label industry. As part of the ...
Household cleaner products firm Method Home has expanded its recycling program in collaboration with TerraCycle to cover all brands of pumps, triggers, refill pouches, and packaging for other cleaner products. Schools, offices, families ...
Makati, a city in the Philippines, will enforce a ban on the use of plastic bags and non-biodegradable materials, beginning January 2013. The new law will prohibit businesses from selling, using or distributing plastic bags. The ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said the recycling processes are not unsafe as long as the proportion of rPET from non-food consumer applications does not exceed 5% and are operated under well-defined conditions. This was ...
eFactor3, a recycling equipment supplier, has relocated to a new 1,600 ft2 facility that is very close to its old headquarters. The new location is three times larger than the old headquarters, according to plasticsnews.com. eFactor3 ...
Tags: recycling equipment, system integration, recycling systems
Reuters reported that US based rolled aluminium products group Novelis is building EUR 200 million aluminium recycling plant in Germany. Mr Tadeu Nardocci head of Novelis European unit said that completion of the plant, in Nachterstedt in ...
Hormel Foods has reportedly surpassed the water, solid waste and packaging reduction targets in the first year as part of its larger five-year sustainability program. The objectives for fiscal 2012 in terms of solid waste, air and energy ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, solid waste, packaging reduction
Arizona-based recycling information provider Earth911 said it is vital for companies to explain about packaging and their recycling to consumers, to ensure the maximum possible is recycled and by providing proper information of post-usage ...
It has been found in a study across the UK that 40% of bulky items collected at the kerbside, such as sofas and televisions, could be re-used. Of bulky items taken to a household waste and recycling centre (HWRC), it is estimated that 32% ...
Tags: bulky items, kerbside, recycling centers
UK-based flexographic printer and laminating company Parkside has announced plans to invest in a 100% secure waste management system provided by its partners Roydon Group. A shredding and compacting system has been installed and ...
Tags: Waste Management System, tobacco packaging, investment
Alteris Insurance Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Argo Group International Holdings, has completed acquisition of the operating assets and business rights of Mattei Insurance Services. Alteris president Hilbert Schenck II said the ...
Tags: Alteris Insurance Services, Argo Group International Holdings
Novelis has opened a new aluminum recycling and casting center at its Yeongju, South Korea facility, which is part of a multi-year, $400m expansion of the company’s operations in Korea. The new aluminum beverage can recycling ...
Tags: Aluminum Beverage Can, Recycling Facility, aluminum recycling
Austria-based injection molding machine maker and automation specialist, ENGEL has introduced the mold clamping platens of the ENGEL duo 80000H/80000H/5500 injection molding machine for Sulo Umwelttechnik to make four-wheel rubbish ...
Tags: injection molding machine, containers, automation specialist