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Byline: By, Andrew Forgrave Flintshire is poised to become a world-beating hub in paper production and recycling, say industry and political heavyweights. An eye-popping £1 billion is being invested to [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA): Why Are Lawmakers Rushing EPR for Packaging and Paper Products in Minnesota? We are [...]

The article explores the packaging advances available to provide an attractive and innovative way to recycle scrap textiles. The longstanding exploration of synergies between beauty and fashion industries now extends to an opportunity for fashion houses to enhance sustainability through beauty packaging. Matsos, sustainable wood packaging specialist Pujolasos' newly launched company, introduces Renew, a product concept presented at Luxe Pack Monaco in 2023. Renew utilizes fashion scraps to create perfumery caps while capitalizing on the connection between fashion and fragrance waste. For example, jeans scraps undergo a binder-free thermosealing process, allowing the caps to be recyclable after use. This technology incorporates different materials, including wood, enabling Pujolasos to utilize scraps from the production of its wooden packaging components for Renew caps. It also includes obtaining waste materials from garment production and manufacturing scraps, as well as from gathering points provided by companies to consumers. The brand produces Renew caps from leather, textiles, and cork. Worldwide textile production doubled from 2000 to 2015, and apparel and footwear consumption is expected to rise by over 63% to 102 M tonnes in 2030 from 61 M tonnes in 2022. Additionally, the production of one pair of jeans requires about 2500 gal of water, while a single t-shirt takes 600 gal. While the cap concept is created entirely from waste, manufacturers of pulp-derived products have introduced grades utilizing fashion scraps in recent years. In 2022, James Cropper, a UK papermaking firm, unveiled Rydal Apparel, a 100% recycled product within its Rydal range of recycled papers. The product is made of 80% recycled fibre from items like used coffee cups and 20% post-consumer denim fibre. The company collaborates with a European partner to obtain cotton fibre from discarded clothing, preventing it from ending up in landfills or incinerators. Rydal Apparel is offered in 220 gsm and 350 gsm paper in Denim White and designed for gift cards, small boxes, and retail carrier bags. Eska, a Dutch board firm, introduced Eska Jeans in 2019. Comprising a blend of recycled paper and denim fibres, Eska Jeans utilizes jean fibres made from 40% wool and 60% cotton. These fibres are derived from textile waste from producers and post-consumer clothing. Favini, an Italian papermaker, has a track record of innovative reuse, featuring Crush, a paper series incorporating food waste from cherry, cocoa, and olive production. Additionally, Remake, introduced in 2015, incorporates 25% leather by-products. Fashion can become less wasteful through innovative recycling technologies. Dow introduces its new Surlyn CIR, developed through the chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste that would otherwise be incinerated or end up in landfills. The polymer retains the aesthetic advantages of traditional Surlyn, including design flexibility, transparency, and absence of visible injection points, while also being compatible with existing production processes. Introduced alongside Surlyn REN, a sustainable polymer derived from bio-waste such as used cooking oil, Surlyn CIR contributes to Dow's goal of repurposing waste and providing 3 M tonnes/y of renewable and circular solutions by 2030. Original Source: Cosmetics Business Magazines, http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com, Copyright HPCi Media Limited 2023., joint venture; market; new material; production level; sales; waste utilization and recycling; biopolymers; Crush; edible oils; Eska Jeans; fibres; organic waste; packaging materials; paper products; plant fibres; plastic waste; pulp [...]

UPM Specialty Papers and adhesive tape specialist Lohmann have partnered to promote recycling of paper liners in the tape industry. Until now, liner recycling in the tape industry has proven to be very difficult. As part of its own sustainability strategy of driving forward sustainable adhesive technologies, Lohmann saw the opportunity to spearhead design for recycling in the tapes industry. The collaboration builds on UPM LinerLoop, which is the pioneering closed-loop paper liner recycling solution launched in 2018. For adhesive tape liners, the greatest technical barrier to high-yield recycling is that the industry has traditionally used siliconized release liners with a darker brown shade. As the typical shade of glassine is white or some other light shade, recycling darker coloured glassine grades in the same stream would contaminate the recycled pulp. Darker shades are comparatively small in volume so recycling them separately is not economically viable. From a functional perspective, the performance of lighter shades has to match the performance of darker shades. High-performing white liners were already available from UPM and even other suppliers, which is why Lohmann introduced its biobased and solvent-free tapes, DuploCOLL ECO, with the new white paper liner to facilitate recycling with the highest possible value. Solutions such as UPM LinerLoop and other established paper and paperboard recycling streams offer a drop-in solution for meeting Lohmann's target of improving the recyclability of liner waste. Lohmann is pursuing various measures to reduce waste, increase the reusability of packaging as well as the number of recyclable products and product components. The aim here is to minimize the consumption of primary resources while keeping the fibres in the recycling loop for as long as possible. Original source: UPM-Kymmene, website: http://www.upm.com/, Copyright UPM-Kymmene 2023., joint venture; waste utilization and recycling; adhesive tape; biomaterials; DuploCOLL ECO; fibres; paper products; pulp; waste; Lohmann; UPM Specialty [...]

Helsinki, Finland: UPM-Kymmene Oyj has issued the following press release: UPM Raflatac has announced Raben and Reganta as the winners of the RafCycle Award at Labelexpo Europe 2023 in Brussels. [...]

The Cup Collective, a programme founded by Stora Enso and Huhtamaki to capture the value of used paper cups through recycling at an industrial scale, has welcomed its first partners. [...]

The Cup Collective, a programme founded by Stora Enso and Huhtamaki to capture the value of used paper cups through recycling at an industrial scale, has welcomed its first partners. The new partners include McDonald's, SSP - The Food Travel Experts, C2 Centre, and the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB), all further supporting the initiative's ability to significantly increase paper cup recycling volumes in Europe. The Cup Collective initiative, which is the first of its kind in Europe, aims to recycle half a billion paper cups in Europe within the first two years. The first paper cup collection bins are now available in public venues throughout Brussels including restaurants and transit hubs. Collected cups are recycled in facilities in the region including Stora Enso's site in Langerbrugge, Belgium. Partnership in the Cup Collective is open to a wide range of stakeholders both within and outside of the value chain including food service providers, retailers, transportation services, waste collectors and management services, and other actors across Europe. Original source: Huhtamaki, website: http://www.huhtamaki.com/, Copyright Huhtamaki 2022., joint venture; waste utilization and recycling; packaging materials; paper products; Huhtamaki; McDonald's; SSP - The Food Travel Experts; Stora [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Washington Senator Maria Cantwell: LONGVIEW, WA ù U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today [...]

Helsinki, Finland: Stora Enso has issued the following press release: Huhtamaki and Stora Enso have joined forces to launch a new paper cup recycling initiative, The Cup Collective. The programme, [...]

Huhtamaki and Stora Enso have joined forces to launch a new paper cup recycling initiative, The Cup Collective. The programme, which is the first of its kind in Europe, aims to recycle and capture the value of used paper cups on an industrial scale. Initially the programme will be implemented across the Benelux. With the aim of setting new standards for paper cup collection and recycling in Europe, The Cup Collective has issued an open invitation for partners from across the supply chain to get involved in working towards a systemic European solution. The EU has set recycling target for paper and board packaging of 85% by 2030. Paper cups are recyclable but need to be collected before they can be turned into new paper products. The Cup Collective initiative will create the necessary collection infrastructure to significantly increase the recycling rate of wood-fibre in paper cups. Above all, the programme will make it as easier for consumers and businesses to collect used paper cups to be regenerated into valuable recycled raw material. Original source: Huhtamaki, website: http://www.huhtamaki.com/, Copyright Huhtamaki 2022., joint venture; waste utilization and recycling; natural fibres; packaging materials; paper products; wood products; Huhtamaki; Stora [...]

ROSWELL: Kimberly-Clark Professional has issued the following news release: Kimberly-Clark Professional, a global leader in contamination control solutions for cleanrooms and laboratories, has expanded The RightCycle Program, the first large-scale [...]

Lincolnwood, IL -- The following information was released by ISSA--The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association: Kimberly-Clark Professional⢠has expanded its RightCycle⢠Program to include recycling of used plastic packaging. Kimberly-Clark's recycling [...]

Helsinki, Finland: UPM-Kymmene Oyj has issued the following press release: The unique circular economy value chain enables the recycling of label release liner waste, ensures the supply of PET raw [...]

Helsinki, Finland: UPM-Kymmene Oyj has issued the following press release: UPM is the first Finnish company, acting as a shipper and charterer, to discharge its ship-generated wastewater on land and [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA): The American Forest and Paper Association (AFandPA), today, announced 68% of all paper consumed [...]

NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BizVibe, a business intelligence platform providing detailed company data for both buyers and suppliers, has recently added new insights for the https://manufacturing.bizvibe.com/pulp-paper-and-paperboard-mills/?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=prn&utm_campaign=t8&utm_id=3221. This [...]

ABB has been awarded a new contract by long-term customer, sustainable packaging company DS Smith, to fulfil a vision of highly automated, connected, and secure operations at their Kemsley Mill [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA): Paper Recycling Works The paper recycling rate has met or exceeded 63% every year [...]

Paper and packaging leader DS Smith converts 300 tons of soil additives for ag markets ATLANTA -- America's farmers are reaping more indirect benefits from the spike in e-commerce and [...]

London: DS Smith Plc (DITHF) has issued the following press release: We found that that almost half (48%) of consumers don't think that packaging in the UK is easily recyclable, [...]

Helsinki, Finland: UPM-Kymmene Oyj has issued the following press release: UPM Raflatac and WWF Poland have renewed their contract to build a smarter future beyond fossils together. During the new [...]

Contract notice: Loading, transport and waste management service 19 12 12 other waste from mechanical treatment of waste other than those mentioned in 19 12 11 and other waste from [...]

Contract notice: Loading, transport and waste management service 19 12 12 other waste from mechanical treatment of waste other than those mentioned in 19 12 11 and other waste from [...]

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, has released a statement on the status of the U.S. paper and wood products industry and paper recycling throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA): The American Forest and Paper Association (AFandPA) President and CEO Heidi Brock released the [...]

Byline: Emily Hamer Feb. 24-- Feb. 24--Q: Do I have to remove staples and paper clips before recycling paper? A: Ideally, paper clips and staples should be removed, but recycling [...]

FINLAND: UPM-Kymmene Corporation has issued the following press release: Children's interest in recycling plays a big role in the degree to which families recycle their household waste, a new survey [...]

London: DS Smith Plc (DITHF) has issued the following press release: DS Smith's Duenas Paper Mill hosted the 2020 Blue Birdies awards alongside the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Pulp, [...]

Byline: Omri Cohen Nov. 24-- Nov. 24--The new drop in the global price of paper for corrugated cardboard continues to weigh on the financial results of Hadera Paper. The company's [...]