Despite the second-life value, many cartons do not get recycled. In 2009, at least half a million tons of carton waste ended up in landfills. Manufacturers of cartons have joined forces […] ...

Establishing the commodity grade known as “PSI Grade 52” helped spur demand for the recycled cartons among U.S. paper mills. The results are impressive. In 2008, only about 18 percent of U.S ...

Aaron Lindstrom, president of flooring firm Rode Bros. (300 W. Grand Ave., 312-955-9663, rodebrothers.com) says cost-wise, you’ll pay roughly twice as much for a recycled floor as you’d shell ...

A new ability to don an unqualified “please, recycle” claim on cartons elevates the packaging’s already strong sustainability story and gives brands that use the containers another tool with ...

Measuring recycling valueNORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 26, 2023 / In line with our ambitions and strategy to grow recycling of all materials in collected carton packages, in addition to ...

DENTON, Texas, July 11, 2024 /CSRwire/ - The Carton Council, Elof Hansson and Upcycling Group have partnered to open a new facility in the second half of 2025 that will transform post-consumer food ...

Plastic cartons may also be made from previously recycled materials like soda bottles. They are usually categorized as a plastic #1, which is commonly accepted by curbside recycling services.

Grover, N.C.—Staybull Flooring, a Grover, N.C.-based company that creates high-end recycled flooring, solves industry-wide problems such as wood waste, carbon emissions and toxic materials by ...

For the research, Innofibre produced pulp from recycled food and beverage cartons and used the pulp to created molded products using transfer molding and thermoforming. “Our tests confirmed that ...

The milk carton a Cincinnati pupil sips from today may provide some of the paper for a teacher`s note the child carries home next month.Every school day, ...

Tetra Pak and manufacturers making similar packaging have worked to increase the number of cities that accept cartons—a decade ago, just 18% of households in the U.S. could recycle this type of ...