he Conference at PACK EXPO, held in conjunction with PACK EXPO International 2012(October 28-31; McCormick Place, Chicago), will offer packaging printing and converting professionals actionable insight into the latest trends and issues driving the industry under the umbrella theme of “Educate. Innovate. Advance.” This year’s broad range of sessions will include discussions on sustainability initiatives, regulatory compliance and anti-counterfeiting measures. The show has partnered with leading associations from across the supply chain to provide conference sessions tailored to attendees’ specific areas of interest. Partners include:

[gallery]MÁS DE TRES MIL LAGUNEROS YA PARTICIPAN EN EL RECICLADO La empresa mundial con presencia en 22 países tiene como misión eliminar la idea de la basura, por lo que han logrado convertir envolturas de botanas, galletas, pan o cepillos de dientes en productos útiles, para volverlos a usar en nuestra vida diaria. Isaac Arjona, director general de TerraCycle México y Centro América comentó que son líderes mundiales en el reciclado de este tipo de materiales y que actualmente tienen dos años de operar en México, con un registro de más de un millón de personas en el país, es decir el 1 por ciento de la población nacional.. En La Laguna la respuesta ha sido también positiva debido a la mayor conciencia del cuidado del medio ambiente, pero sobre todo en apoyar causas sociales a través de ONG's locales o nacionales. Arjona destacó que día a día se suman un mayor número de personas con la idea de reciclar productos como las envolturas metálicas de botanas o galletas, las cuales tardan mucho más tiempo en degradarse. Informó que la fórmula que ha venido implementado a nivel mundial consiste en premiar esta labor, el esfuerzo realizado por Empresas Socialmente Responsables que operan en diferentes países del mundo, así como de personas o instituciones educativas que desean ayudar al medio ambiente reciclando ciertos productos. Quienes se inscriben dentro de este programa pueden obtener 25 centavos de peso por cada empaque recolectado y que reciclen de productos de empresas socias como: Tang, Bimbo, Colgate y PepsiCo con dos categorías: Gamesa y Sabritas. Una vez reunidas alrededor de 50 piezas de envolturas de galletas, botanas o pan o cepillos de dientes (no importa marca) se reporta para que pasen a recoge el producto sin que tenga un costo para la persona o escuela. El dinero que acumulen podrá ser donado a la ONG que hayan elegido para apoyar su causa social, ya sea con dinero o recursos materiales. La fórmula ha tenido una buena aceptación a nivel mundial y en México, ya que las cifras que se manejan en el país son que se recicla menos del 10 por ciento de la basura total. Por tal motivo. Arjona hace una invitación al público, empresas o instituciones educativas a que participen y colaboren con el medio ambiente inscribiéndose en el portal www.terracycle.com.mx o llamar al 01 800 6811589 Reciclado, segunda vida TerraCycle impulsa en La Laguna su sistema de reciclaje: ⇒ Tom Szaky es un emprendedor social de 31 años al día de hoy que inició con esta idea. El concepto además de fomentar la cultura del reciclaje, en el proceso apoya a organizaciones civiles. ⇒ Tang, Bimbo, Colgate y PepsiCo con dos categorías: Gamesa y Sabritas son empresas socias de TerraCycle. ⇒ TerraCycle y las empresas pagan por el envío y además por cada empaque otorgamos 25 puntos que equivale a 25 centavos de peso (4 empaques = 1 peso). ⇒ Cada equipo de brigada decide donar su dinero recaudado a una ONG de su preferencia. ⇒ Actualmente se tienen registrados a más de un millón de personas en México. ⇒ En La Laguna, la cifra supera las 3,500 personas. ⇒ ¿Qué pasa con las envolturas? Son convertidas en nuevos productos upcycle, esto quiere decir en productos de igual o mayor valor o recicladas, transformándolas en nuevos materiales.w.terracycle.com.mx

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Tang y TerraCycle se suman a los Kids’ Choice Awards Argentina 2012, el show de premiaciones organizado por Nickelodeon Latinoamérica, en el que los chicos, a través de sus votos, premian a sus personajes favoritos de cine, música, deportes y televisión.

Recycle. Research your township or municipality’s rules for what can and cannot be recycled, and just do it! You’d be surprised what can be recycled. Look for the recycling label on the bottom of all items before tossing in the trash. And if you can’t recycle with your township, look into organizations like Terracycle that will accept your leftovers! Build a compost bin. This will significantly reduce your household waste. Between our recycling and composting, we only have to put the trash out to the curb about once a month.

Kimberly-Clark is known for popular consumer brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, and Depend. Yet through its four business segments, the company also makes products for industrial and medical-related segments. In all, Kimberly-Clark markets its brands in more than 175 countries. This summer, Kimberly-Clark Health Care and Kimberly-Clark Professional, two of those four segments, are launching “SmartPULL*” packaging technology for its STERLING* and LAVENDER* Medical Exam gloves that greatly reduce glove waste from previous packaging and fit into the company’s wide-ranging sustainability efforts. Developed internally, SmartPULL packaging technology incorporates a dual glove opening tab for paperboard cartons used in medical, dental, laboratory, and university research environments.

Terracycle es un proyecto internacional que aterrizó en España en abril del pasado año 2011. Desde sus comienzos, Ecocampus participó en el mismo, haciéndose responsable de gestionar la recogida de material de escritura usado de toda la comunidad universitaria, y enviarlo a través de la Agencia ENVIALIA s a la sede de Terracycle. Los bolígrafos y otros objetos semejantes son complejos de reciclar… y en Terracycle se comprometen a hacerlo, obteniendo ítems suprarreciclados muy interesantes, y a donar parte de los beneficios económicos obtenidos a varias causas humanitarias.

Teachers and administrators at Collinsville School are taking advantage of grant opportunities, and students there are seeing the benefits. Three recent grants have allowed students to further a recycling program, get a pet in the classroom and give other students the chance to learn hands-on Alabama history. Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation recently awarded a $4,000 Toolbox for Education grant to Collinsville School to build an enclosed pavilion to house the Collinsville School Terracycle recycling area. Collinsville is one of more than 585 schools or parent organizations to be awarded a Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for parent-initiated school improvement projects benefiting K-12 public education across the U.S. during the 2010-11 school year. The Collinsville Terracycle Project needed a weather-resistant structure to house collected items for recycling. Currently, recycling bins are located outside in the open. Rainwater often fills the bins during stormy weather. Wind creates a problem when it blows the lids off the bins and the contents are spread throughout the campus. The pavilion will provide a cleaner more sanitary environment for collecting recyclable products. The project is scheduled to be completed this summer. “Lowe’s is committed to recognizing and supporting efforts that enrich the lives of our neighbors and customers,” said Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “By supporting schools like Collinsville, we know we are contributing to a cause that’s important to our customers and employees and helping build stronger communities.” Another grant received recently at Collinsville School was from the Pets in the Classroom program. Collinsville fourth-grade teacher Lorilyn Owen received the $150 grant to buy a leopard gecko for her classroom. “This addition has allowed us to learn about desert environments and reptiles,” Owen said. “We also discussed voting and utilized tally marks when choosing the name. We calculated how long it would take Rio to eat 500 mealworms. We are learning new things every day. Owen said the Collinsville fourth-grade classes also visited Sequoyah Caverns on Thursday thanks to a Target Field Trip Grant. Owen said the three classes received $700 from Target Stores to fund the trip, along with lunch at Stevi B’s in Fort Payne. “The staff at Stevi B’s greeted all 66 students with a smile and were outstanding with our group,” Owen said. Owen said the trip to Sequoyah Caverns near Sylvania follows the fourth-grade Alabama history course of study requirements.

Most people have heard the saying that you can't improve what you can't measure. But, measurement can be complex and time-consuming, especially when it comes to figuring out how to reduce environmental impacts. That’s why Kraft Foods is using lifecycle assessment (LCA) to help it make the right changes and get the best results. For example, in the United States, the Kraft YES Pack salad dressing team used LCA to confirm their design has a reduced environmental impact, using 60% less plastic packaging than the previous container. And in Europe, the Tassimo single-serve beverage team's LCA showed they could reduce the carbon footprint of each T Disc beverage ingredient package by about 20% when upcycling them with partner TerraCycle and diverting them from landfills.

In honour of Earth Month, TerraCycle Canada is recognizing its top 10 waste-collecting schools. Oakville’s St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School placed second, diverting 12,782 units of waste from landfills during the past six months – September 2011 to February 2012. The school collects drink pouches, cookie and cracker wrappers, sandwich bags through Brigade®  programs sponsored by Kool-Aid, Mr. Christie’s and Glad brands, and earns two points (the equivalent of $0.02) for every of waste received. In addition, the school was the top collector in the Cookie and Cracker Wrapper Brigade® program for the same period. Since joining TerraCycle in February 2010, the school has collected 63,446 units of waste and raised $634.46 for fundraising.