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News
| January 17, 2013

New consortium addresses PET recycle stream issues

Members, representing the entire value chain, consider multiple solutions to the problem of full-wrap labels in the PET recycle stream.
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News
| December 20, 2012

AMERIPEN shares 100 cities survey data

The data gathered on best practices in residential recycling in the top 100 largest cities by household will be used by AMERIEPN to pursue projects to increase material recovery rates.
News
| December 17, 2012

AMERIPEN to share 100 largest U.S. cities recycling data

A free webinar on Dec. 19 will highlight some of the preliminary results of AMERIPEN’s survey of recovery activities in the 100 largest U.S. cities.
News
| December 17, 2012

Carton Council achieves 40% access to carton recycling in the U.S.

The ‘Faces of 40’ demonstrate the growing and diverse group of stakeholders helping to bring carton recycling to more communities, adding 26.9 million households since 2009.
Materials Product Brief
| December 13, 2012

Shipper/display units

Suitable for one-way shipping and retail applications, when a custom-designed display is too much and product on a pallet is not enough, the PalletTop Display product from Laminations, part of Great Northern Corporation’s Specialty Group, uses a unique combination of Laminations products to create a fast, inexpensive solution for easy setup and take down of shipping/display shelving that is lightweight, recyclable and sturdy.
Machine Product Brief
| December 10, 2012

Semi-automatic handle applicator

Designed for customers that want to expand into nearby markets, but can’t justify the expense of a fully-automatic handle applicator at an early stage of market development, an innovative semi-automatic handle applicator from Roberts PolyPro, a division of Pro Mach, produces 15-to-17 cases/min. with a single attendant.
Pack Expo 2012: Stretch sleeve labels require no heat
 Video | November 24, 2012

Pack Expo 2012: Stretch sleeve labels require no heat

High-elasticity stretch sleeve labels from MRI are applied by machinery made by PDC International. These PE labels require no heat for shrinking.
The Heineken PET Chill Pack.
News
| November 20, 2012

Emballage 2012: Day one

Gorgeous 4-L kegs of Heineken sold at retail, a light-as-a-feather ISBM PET container for dispensing hand soap in institutional settings, and a new PET tray for chilled meat and fish that’s compelling from a sustainable packaging standpoint—all this and a whole lot more were on display at Emballage 2012 on day one.
News
| November 16, 2012

AMERIPEN makes progress toward material recovery

Group publishes interactive, Web-based knowledge maps that compile packaging data by type across all phases of the recovery system.
Shrink-sleeve label material is recycling-friendly
 Video | October 31, 2012

Shrink-sleeve label material is recycling-friendly

From ExxonMobil, this drop-in replacement for traditional shrink sleeve label material has a big advantage from a recycling standpoint, because when PET bottles are ground up in the recycling process, the label material floats while the PET flakes sink.

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