Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring recently recognized three Starnet Member Companies for excellence in Environmental Stewardship, a newly established award. The presentation was held April 26, 2013 during the Starnet Annual Meeting at ...
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A European project called the Bio-Board project has been instituted to develop sustainable protein-based paper and paperboard coating systems to increase the recyclability of food and beverage packaging materials. The BIO-BOARD ...
What is sustainable packaging and does it even exist in today's market? Dr. Liz Wilks, European Stakeholder and Sustainability Manager for Asia Pulp and Paper, explains. Packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. It protects products, ...
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Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has opened the new €285m containerboard machine at Ostroleka mill in Poland. The mill consists of a pulp and paper mill, a corrugated board and boxes mill and a sack mill. The new ...
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This month, our mystery toy retailer discusses brighter weather SOR agreements and rip-off products. As I write this, the first rays of sunshine are streaming through the window and suddenly people are smiling and happy. They’re ...
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Design consultancy P4CK has launched a brand new packaging concept for takeaway fish and chips The news follows an appearance by the firm, last year, on BBC2’s Dragon’s Den and a £50,000 investment from Theo Paphitis. ...
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Expanded polystyrene (EPS) manufacturing company ACH Foam Technologies has gone in for a redesign in a bid to offer added packaging options and increased protection of bottles during transit. The 2-, 6-, and 12-pack EPS foam units are ...
Optitex congratulates its nominee, Rasta Imposta Costumes, for winning the 2013 Apparel Magazine's Top 40 Innovators Award. The winners are companies that got their creative spark on by looking at their business in new ways - taking a fresh ...
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You might be thinking as to how do I know, how to install a bathroom sink and what is the probability that whatever I am saying is correct? Well there is a story behind this, yes... story behind a bathroom sink can you imagine! Any which ...
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Works of art can take many shapes, sizes and forms. One work of furniture art, that you can create with minimal fuss and a little creativity is a bottle cap table, where the top of the table is covered with bottle caps. Such a table makes a ...
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Quite contrary to the glistening furniture at your house, distressed furniture appears old and rugged. The distressed painting technique combines new designs with the vintage look. This piece of furniture resembles an abandoned piece but ...
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The best way to change the appearance of the room is to introduce vinyl flooring tiles that are inexpensive and pretty easy to install. These tiles are most commonly used in the baths, laundry rooms, mudrooms and foyers. Vinyl tiles were ...
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Everyone is emphasizing on the same thing today, that is to save the earth from the disastrous aftermaths of the modern-day evils that are, pollution, overpopulation and deforestation. The earth is in a dire need to be saved by reducing the ...
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Building new furniture is a hobby for many creative people who love to come up with new designs and ideas. There are many things you can learn to build if you have a hobby inclined towards this interest. Tables, chairs, beds, cupboards, ...
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One of the biggest advantage of tile flooring is that you can replace them as and when required. You may want to remove the old floor tiles if cracks have developed on them or you just feel that the tiles does not go with the interior ...
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