Association News

Recently, 22 major packaged goods companies joined The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance marketing campaign. This means that more than 700 branded and private-label products that are made from, or packaged with, 100-percent-recycled paperboard will now feature the RPA-100% symbol. The new symbol will either replace or be used in conjunction with the standard “chasing arrows” recycling symbol.

In an RPA-100% poll, eight out of 10 consumers say they are “more likely to buy products packaged in 100-percent-recycled paperboard,” and almost nine out of 10 “feel better about companies that use 100-percent-recycled paperboard for their product packaging.”

Based in New York, RPA-100% licenses use of the new symbol – royalty free – for application on 100-percent-recycled paperboard products and packaging.

CANADIAN RECYCLING GROUP CHANGES NAME

The Ontario Multi-Material Recycling Inc.-II, Ontario, the non-profit multi-industry body that helped capitalize Ontario’s blue box collection network, has changed its name to Corporations in Support of Recycling. Accompanying the name change is a new mission statement: “to provide focused, coordinated, private sector leadership for voluntary, multi-sector initiatives designed to reduce, in a cost-effective manner, the impact of our products on the solid waste stream.”

The organization will be directed by a board with representatives from grocery product manufacturers, soft drink producers, packaging suppliers, food distributors, printing paper users and plastics suppliers.

WASTE EXPO BREAKS ATTENDANCE RECORDS

The Environmental Industry Associations, Washington, reports that Waste Expo ‘96, held in Las Vegas last May, broke previous records for total number of exhibiting companies (595), exhibit space (230,000 net square feet) and attendees (13,3000).

RECYCLED PRODUCTS DIRECTORY PLANNED

The Massachusetts Buy Recycled Business Alliance, Northampton, Mass., is compiling a directory of companies in the state that manufacture, sell or distribute products with recycled content. The Alliance is also preparing a series of recycled product fact sheets, and the first fact sheet, “Office Products – Non Paper,” should be ready soon.

Massachusetts companies selling or manufacturing recycled-content products that would like to be included in the directory should call (413) 445-4556.