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Badger plug company has added a fourth location to its recycling program, which sees it help clients divert and reuse roll packaging components that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Newport, indiana, joins the other north american centers where badger plug will accept and recycle an array of packaging components previously used for protecting roll products during shipping and storage. Badger plug first started recycling these products in 1984 at the companys headquarters in greenville, wisconsin.

In its sixth edition, the annual sustainability in packaging conference sponsored by packaging digest and pira intl. Demonstrates the evolution of sustainability in the packaging segment.this years conference, held march 1214 in orlando, fl, highlighted sustainable packaging developments and the latest advances in the science of sustainability. In summing up the event, conference chairman john kalkowski, editorial director of packaging digest, urged delegates to innovate, demonstrate and collaboratethe three major themes developed in presentations throughout the conference.

Cpia by cm consulting, findings show that an increasing number of canadians have access to recycling many different forms of plastic packaging, including nearly countrywide access to plastic bottle recycling 95 percent and 91 percent access to recycling of household tubs and lids used for yogurt containers and other dairy products, up from 88 percent in 2009.

The "be an honest kid" promotion seeks to educate children and their parents about the importance of reforestation and the critical role trees play in the environment, including cleaner air, safer drinking water and thriving wildlife populations.

"I am thrilled that the national park foundation chose to package their famous white house easter eggs in sficertified boxes," says sfi president and ceo kathy abusow. "this action is an excellent example of making environmentally responsible decisions and will hopefully inspire others in the public and private sector to think creatively about their own sustainable practices.

In a show of support for new york citys pledge to double recycle efforts by 2017, honest tea and partners grownyc, recyclebank, cocacola live positively, global inheritance and fiveboro green services will place a 30foot tall recycling bin in times square and attempt to crowdsource recycle more than 45,000 plastic, glass and aluminum beverage containers in 10 hours.

Dozens of new industry programs and state laws to reduce the life cycle impacts of products and packaging have been initiated or adopted in the last decade. The terms, "product stewardship" and "extended producer responsibility" have been used in various ways to describe these activities. To allow for healthy public discussion, three leading organizations in the product stewardship field recently agreed on a consistent set of definitions.

The resulting new metal alloy exhibits increased strength and allows lightweighting of the container without affecting package integrity. Balls technology breakthrough will allow the company to lightweight its extruded aluminum aerosol packaging by as much as 10 percent, with further lightweighting expected in the future. Currently, almost all extruded aluminum aerosol packaging is made from virgin aluminum "slugs." these metal disks are impact extruded to produce packaging for aerosol products ranging from body sprays, sun screens, air fresheners and numerous other markets.