Articles Tagged with ''PCR''

Over the past year, the company has replaced over one million pounds of virgin polyethylene (PE) with post-consumer recycled (PCR) material.

The site adds more than 40 million pounds of annual extrusion capacity and is designed to run a significant portion of the Clean Wash Flake (CWF) produced through D6’s Omni Recycling Center in Longview, Texas.

Sarah Marshall of NOVA Chemicals notes positive developments in recycled polyethylene (rPE), highlighting collaborative efforts among recyclers, resin producers, and brand owners.

Eco-efficiency meets market muscle as flexible packaging converters double down on sustainability and consolidation.

Fresh off a successful collaboration with Walmart to get potato packaging with PCR content onto store shelves, Kevin Kelly of Emerald Packaging talks about the challenges of getting sustainable flexible packaging into the market.

Since its founding in 2009, increased sustainability has been one of Accredo Packaging’s foundational values, alongside ownership, safety, quality and commitment.

The adoption of PCR materials can reframe risk as an opportunity to strengthen the value of plastics in a circular economy, says NOVA Chemicals’ Owen Lightbody. Converters are at the center of this transformation, helping brand owners to recognize long-term system benefits.

For brands aiming to boost both sustainability and consumer appeal, today’s flexible packaging closure designs can assist in circularity objectives while continuing to deliver the convenience and functionality that help build brand loyalty.

The product was developed in direct response to Walmart’s goal to reduce packaging waste via Project Gigaton, which is an initiative to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from the global value chain by 2030.

New facility holds 10 plastic resin silos, three of which house post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic. Axium uses PCR in as much as 30% of its packaging solutions, and its silo technology allows it to transition to greater PCR storage to meet rising demand.