Toray Plastics (America)has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalaition (SPC), a membership-based collaborative that believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable. Toray Plastics (America) launched its sustainability initiative in 2004. The program involves operating one of the larger solar farms in Rhode Island and two co-generation plants, zero landfill, waste recycling, and energy and water conservation.
The company is also a leader in the manufacture of ultra-thin, biobased, solvent-free, and PVdC-free films. Research continues on other sustainability programs and the development of 100 percent biodegradable films.