June 1, 2020 - Label & Narrow Web
APR in the News
Avery Dennison delves into recycling and sustainability
The latest installments in the company’s webinar series have identified environmental friendliness.
The latest installments in the company’s webinar series have identified environmental friendliness.
Far Eastern New Century’s Top Green® Heat Shrinkable PET film for shrink sleeve labels has been recognized by The Association of Plastic Recyclers for meeting or exceeding APR’s Critical Guidance Protocol for Clear PET Articles with Labels and Closures requirements (PET-CG-02).
For a while, it looked like 2020 would be a turning point in the war against single-use plastics, with California and New York adopting new bans and federal legislation being introduced. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Oral care is taking cues from skin care and brands are leading with clean ingredients, product innovations, and sustainable packaging.
Black plastics have long eluded sorters, but a collaborative effort by brands, color providers, recyclers, and others is working to change that reality.
The plastics recycling industry is under pressure to deliver more quality material to end users. As it turns out, key gains could be made just by cutting down on what’s inadvertently lost in the recycling process.
American recycling professionals might be surprised to learn that container deposit laws are experiencing explosive growth around the world.
Market analysts expect the cost of recycled PET will eventually start to gain parity with virgin, but recent low oil prices and issues with container redemption programs are complicating that outlook.
INX International Ink, with Sakata INX, have released Genesis GS washable label inks. In March, the ink was recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for meeting or exceeding the group’s strict testing protocol for washable and recyclable PET shrink sleeve applications.
Essel Propack's Platina 250 and Green GML 300 Lamitubes have been recognized by Association of Plastic Recyclers(APR), USA as meeting or exceeding the strict APR critical guidance criteria.
Organization releases statement in response to Gov. Newsom’s order that temporarily suspends enforcement of single-use plastic bag ban at some retailers.
On April 27th, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-54-20, which in part temporarily suspended the enforcement of the ban the distribution of single use plastic bags by specified retailers. It is important to note that the Executive Order did not ban or limit the use of reusable plastic bags nor require retailers to stop using the reusable bags produced by APR members. There continues to be sufficient amount of postconsumer resin (PCR) for APR members to produce reusable bags, and there has been no change in the reasons why these reusable bags are popular: these products are good for the environment and are popular among California’s consumers. There are also no safety concerns with the inclusion of PCR in reusable bags as long the Cal-OSHA guidelines for consumers using their own bags are followed.
John Caturano, Senior Sustainability Manager of Packaging and Programs at Nestlé Waters, NA, joins host Steve Alexander for a wide-ranging conversation that covers how Nestlé is coping with coronavirus and the company's commitments to sustainability. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, or anywhere else you get your podca...
The coronavirus raises concerns about reusable packaging and deals a blow to recycling, but amidst the uncertainty, CPGs and associations still work toward greater packaging sustainability.
California’s single-use bag ban has been suspended for two months, with the governor citing coronavirus safety concerns.
Steve chats with Greg Janson, CEO of QRS Inc., a post-consumer plastic processor, to discuss how QRS is functioning in the time of coronavirus, how post-consumer processing works and the American demand for this work, and what it takes to enhance the value of post-consumer resin (PCR). Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud,...
A barrier solution that ‘alleviates concerns about multilayered packaging’ has now been officially recognized by both the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) in the US and Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) as fully recyclable.
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