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US Plastic Bottle Recycling Rate Drops by 2.4% in 2016

Nov 9, 2017

Plastic bottle recycling in the US had gone down by 2.4% to a little over £2.9bn in 2016, according to a new industry report. The figures were revealed by Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council ...

Tags: Plastic Bottle, Plastic Recyclers

Plastic Trade Groups Create Global Coalition to Coordinate Testing Protocols

Oct 12, 2017

Three key global plastics recycling organizations, The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), and the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP), have created a coalition aimed at coordinating efforts on testing ...

Tags: plastics, PET Bottle

Study Shows Shrink Sleeve Film Boosts Recycling Rates

Feb 5, 2016

Shrink sleeve films are one of the fastest growing label segments, in large part due to the shelf impact created by their ability to provide a 360-degree product presentation. According to US firm AWA Alexander Watson Associates, shrink ...

Tags: Shrink sleeve films, label segments

US Recorded a Recycling Rate of 31.2% for Pet Bottles Last Year

Oct 10, 2014

The latest report by the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has revealed that the US recorded a recycling rate of 31.2% for PET bottles last year. This ...

Tags: Pet Bottles, Bottles Packaging

Amcor Rigid Plastics Has Joined 'The Recycling Partnership'

Aug 12, 2014

Amcor Rigid Plastics has joined 'The Recycling Partnership', an industry-funded program designed to increase residential recycling in the US. The program is also supported by Alcoa Foundation, American Chemistry Council, American Forest ...

Tags: Amcor, Recycling Partnership, Packaging

APR Encourages Municipal Recycling Programs to Promote 'the Caps on Bottles'

Apr 8, 2014

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

Coca-Cola Tests a New Full-Sleeve Plastic Label on Single-Serve Bottle Available

Dec 13, 2013

Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is testing a new full-sleeve plastic label on its single-serve orb-shaped bottle available during the Christmas holiday season at Wal-Mart stores. The new full-sleeve label is made from a polyolefin mix which ...

Tags: Recyclable Label, Label, Packaging, Printing

Packaging Design for Sustainability

Dec 9, 2013

I joined GreenBlue last fall as the new executive director and Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) director. Now that a year has passed, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some key industry milestones in 2013 and talk ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Plastic Bottle Recycling by Consumers Increased 161 Million Pounds in 2012

Nov 8, 2013

Plastic bottle recycling by consumers increased 161 million pounds in 2012, edging up 6.2 percent, to reach nearly 2.8 billion pounds for the year, according to figures released jointly today by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic ...

Tags: Plastic Bottle Recycling, Packaging, Printing

Plastic Bottle Recycling in The US Has Increased by 6.2% to Reach 2.8 Billion Pounds

Nov 8, 2013

Plastic bottle recycling in the US has increased by 6.2% to reach around 2.8 billion pounds in 2012, according to a new report released by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and American Chemistry Council (ACC). ...

Tags: Plastic Bottle

rPET Depends on Minimizing Contamination of The Recyclate

Aug 27, 2013

Packaging successful adoption that contains recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) depends on minimizing contamination of the recyclate from caps, labels, inks adhesives and other sources in US. The first commercial product using the ...

Tags: rPet Packaging, Packaging

The Association Has Published an Executive Summary Version

Aug 26, 2013

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, the leading trade organization representing the plastics recycling industry in North America, has published an executive summary version of their recyclability design guides for packaging ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Kennedy Developed a New Line of Bottle-to-Bottle Labels

Jun 28, 2013

Kennedy, a US-based labeling, packaging, and identification solutions provider, has developed a new line of bottle-to-bottle labels which complement its pressure sensitive labels range. The bottle-to-bottle labels are designed for ...

Tags: Sustainable Labels, Kennedy

APR Asked to Consider The Additives on The Recyclability of Packaging

Apr 17, 2013

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), US has reinforced its opposition to the use of degradable additives in existing as well as potentially recyclable bottles, containers and films. APR director Steve Alexander said it ...

Tags: APR, Degradable Additives, Recyclable Bottles

Eastman Chemical Co. Has Organized a Full-Wrap Label Consortium

Jan 21, 2013

To identify solutions to the recent issues surrounding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and full-wrap labels in the recycle stream, Eastman Chemical Co. has organized a full-wrap label consortium. The group, which includes members ...

Tags: Wrap Label, Pet Plastic, Pet

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