Reusable shopping and restaurant bags manufacturer Command Packaging has announced the opening the new agricultural plastic recycling facility Encore Recycling in Salinas, California, US. Expected to commence operations in October 2013, ...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced the release of a policy on bans and fees for recyclable paper and plastic bags approved during its July Board Meeting. The policy is in response to increased efforts ...
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Global manufacturer of plastic packaging Berry Plastics Group has launched a marketing partnership with sustainable consumer goods producer Preserve to create closed loop products using recycled plastic. The collaboration will focus on ...
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The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a project of sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue, announced the successful completion of the soft launch phase of its How2Recycle recycling labeling system. In addition, major brand name Kellogg's ...
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway and Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty have announced the expansion of the city’s recycling program. The program will include the recycling of all ...
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Austria-based woven plastic packaging production and plastic recycling machinery manufacturer Starlinger & Co. GmbH has introduced an eight-shuttle circular loom for producing high-quality polypropylene (PP) and high-density polyethylene ...
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Recycling company TerraCycle and United Biscuits’ snack food brand McVitie’s have announced the launch of a new recycling program, the Biscuit Wrapper Roundup. The new fundraising program encourages people across the UK to ...
The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
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STF Group — a Germany-based manufacturer of plastic recycling and washing machinery, mainly for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) post-consumer bottles — has made available in North America its Dry Label Removing Machine for ...
The Reusable Packaging Association has welomed two more companies, including its first member from Mexico, to the Association. Both companies will exhibit in the association’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas this ...
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 ...
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Australia-based Replas is set to build a new plastic recycling facility in 2013 in South East Queensland. Planned to funded equally by Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) and the Queensland Government, the $600,000 facility will ...
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:45:13 AM U.S. demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is forecast to rise 6.5 percent per year to 3.5 billion pounds in 2016. Gains will be driven by a ...
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New website for nationwide commercial and hospital laundry supplier of recyclable soiled linen bags and hamper stands combines best features of mobile-friendly device-aware and device-agnostic RWD. MIAMI BEACH, FL, December 08, 2012 ...
Woolworths South Africa, in partnership with Africa’s post-consumer plastic recycling firm Extrupet, rolled out new sustainable shopping bags for its product packaging. The newly unveiled reusable shopping bags, made from 100% rPET ...
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