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How2Recycle Welcomes Packaging Converter, Printpack
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, JULY 26, 2016 — Printpack, celebrating a 60-year history in the flexible and specialty rigid packaging industries, is the latest company to join the quickly growing How2Recycle program. Printpack currently produces, and is continually developing, a wide variety of packaging compatible with the Store Drop-off stream.
“It is so valuable that companies who have a commitment to designing packaging for recyclability support the How2Recycle program,” said Kelly Cramer, Senior Manager at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. “To that end, we heartily welcome Printpack to How2Recycle.”
Vice President-Marketing and Technology David Read added, “We are pleased to be long-standing members of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and we are excited to formally join How2Recycle. Printpack’s core business is flexible and specialty rigid packaging that is sustainable by design. We specialize in developing structures that minimize environmental impact. Our strategy moving forward is to continue to use innovation to engineer source reduction and process a variety of sustainable materials including renewable, recycled, compostable and biodegradable resins, films, substrates and coatings.”
Companies interested in joining the quickly expanding How2Recycle program can visit www.how2recycle.info/how2join/ or contact [email protected].
ABOUT HOW2RECYCLE
The How2Recycle Label is a U.S.-based standardized labeling system that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public. How2Recycle is a project of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition®, a membership-based group that brings together business, educational institutions, and government agencies to collectively broaden the understanding of packaging sustainability and develop meaningful improvements for packaging solutions. For more information, follow us on Twitter @How2Recycle or go to our website at www.How2Recycle.info.
ABOUT PRINTPACK
Printpack is a leading manufacturer of flexible and specialty rigid packaging with 60 years of experience helping brands improve retail visibility, heighten brand awareness and capture market share. Printpack combines unique insights on consumer preference with advanced technological capabilities in order to convert packaging concepts into reality. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Printpack is a privately held company that believes cooperation and integrity result in innovation. Printpack employs associates worldwide and operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico and China. To learn more, please call (404) 460-7000 or visit printpack.com.
