How2Recycle Label Welcomes Smart Planet Technologies

INNOVATOR IN PACKAGING MATERIALS JOINS OVER 40 MEMBER COMPANIES

Smart Planet Technologies, a packaging technology company with innovations in packaging materials engineered for recyclability, has joined the growing How2Recycle Label program.

Smart Planet Technologies and its clients will use the label on select paperboard packaging made using EarthCoating® technology. EarthCoating is a mineralized resin that functions as a barrier coating for various paperboard packaging types. In addition, Smart Planet Technologies will be an advocate for the How2Recycle program among its clients as well as a partner in industry efforts to increase both understanding of access as well as technical recyclability of all types of paperboard packaging.

“We appreciate Smart Planet’s support to encourage the use of the How2Recycle Label,” says Anne Bedarf, senior manager of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. “As a new SPC and How2Recycle member, Smart Planet Technologies brings additional focus to SPC work in the area of packaging recyclability.”

“Smart Planet Technologies is delighted to partner with GreenBlue and to support the use of the How2Recycle Label in the packaging industry,” says Will Lorenzi, President of Smart Planet Technologies. “It is important to provide package recycling information and instructions to the consumer. It is also important to consider recyclability in the design of the package.”

ABOUT THE HOW2RECYCLE LABEL AND GREENBLUE

The How2Recycle Label is a project of GreenBlue’s 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. GreenBlue® is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to the sustainable use of materials in society. For more information follow us on Twitter @How2Recycle or go to our website at How2Recycle.info.

ABOUT SMART PLANET TECHNOLOGIES

Smart Planet Technologies is a packaging technology company with intellectual property focused on advancements in sustainability for the packaging industry. Our innovative technologies are engineered to conserve precious natural resources and provide high quality, environmental alternatives across a wide variety of packaging applications. EarthCoating is a registered trademark of Smart Planet Technologies. For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartPlanetTech.com

CONTACT

GreenBlue Anne Elsea Anne.elsea@greenblue.org 434.202.4847

Smart Planet Technologies Todd Gasparik Todd@SmartPlanetTech.com 49-610-7063

Smart Planet Technologies announces the reCUP™, the first commercially available paper cup engineered for recyclability

 

A new solution to solve the problem of paper cups being sent to landfills

April 22, 2015 -  Newport Beach, CA -  Smart Planet Technologies, Inc., a leader in the engineering of innovative barrier coatings that address sustainability challenges in packaging, announce the commercial availability of the reCUP™, the first commercially available paper cup engineered for recyclability.

Unlike traditional paper cups, produced from polyethylene-coated paper cup stock, which are difficult for recyclers to process, the reCUP™ leverages EarthCoating• barrier technology and may be processed through existing paper recycling streams without any need for special handling or additional equipment.

The reCUP™ is a recyclable paper cup that can be reclaimed and turned into recycled paperboard. Industry adoption of the reCUP™ has the potential to avoid sending over 50 billion paper cups worth of valuable paperboard to U.S. landfills each year. This alone, can potentially solve two-thirds of the one-million ton fiber shortfall projected by the recycled paper industry for the year 2020.

For more information, please visit our website at SmartPlanetTech.com/reCUP™.

To place orders for the reCUP™, or for licensing opportunities to manufacture or sell, contact Smart Planet Technologies.

About Smart Planet Technologies: Smart Planet Technologies is a packaging technology company with intellectual property focused on advancements in sustainability for the packaging industry.  Our innovative technologies are engineered to conserve precious natural resources and provide high quality, environmental alternatives across a wide variety of packaging applications.   EarthCoating is a registered trademark of Smart Planet Technologies.  For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartPlanetTech.com

Smart Planet Technologies announces engineering breakthrough in compostable coatings with EarthCoating Compostable

The development of a high-performance compostable and recyclable barrier coating to replace traditional polyethylene coatings March 31, 2015 - Newport Beach CA - Smart Planet Technologies, Inc., a leader in engineering of innovative barrier coatings that address sustainability challenges in packaging, announce a breakthrough in engineering with EarthCoating Compostable, a mineralized compostable resin for extrusion-coating onto paperboards.

Traditionally, food service packaging such as hot/cold cups, ice cream containers, frozen food cartons and food trays, are coated with 100% polyethylene and similar materials for barrier properties to moisture, oils, grease and fatty acids. Paperboards with these legacy coatings are poor candidates for recycling and generally destined for a landfill. Compostable resin coatings, which can be composted in industrial composting facilities, have risen recently as a sustainable option to traditional polyethylene coatings. However, adoption has been limited because of increased cost, inferior barrier performance, production challenges, and limited availability of municipal composting facilities. Further, these coatings have failed to address the need for recyclability.

EarthCoating Compostable is a mineralized compostable resin formulation, using minerals to displace 35% of the plastic content, with the mineral blend engineered to alter the performance and behavior of the resin to achieve marked improvements that address the challenges with compostable resins. As with other formulations of EarthCoating, the mineral content allows for successful processing of the coated paperboard in paper recycling streams.

EarthCoating Compostable has the following advantages over traditional compostable resin coatings:

• EarthCoating Compostable contains 40% minerals, which lowers cost and reduces polymer content.

• EarthCoating Compostable has excellent machinability. The mineral content improves production line speeds and allows for lower coatweights than traditional compostable resins.

• The barrier performance of EarthCoating Compostable is comparable to that of polyethylene at equivalent coatweights.

• EarthCoating Compostable is heat sealable, making it suitable for formed cup applications.

• EarthCoating Compostable is engineered for recyclability in paper recycling streams.

Paperboards with EarthCoating Compostable technology offer a compostable and recyclable option for the approximately 1.3 million tons of 100% polyethylene-coated paper cup and folding carton material produced annually in the US.

Commercial availability of EarthCoating Compostable is planned to be announced in the near future.

About Smart Planet Technologies:

Smart Planet Technologies is a packaging technology company with intellectual property focused on advancements in sustainability for the packaging industry. Our innovative technologies are engineered to conserve precious natural resources and provide high quality, environmental alternatives across a wide variety of packaging applications. EarthCoating is a registered trademark of Smart Planet Technologies. For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartPlanetTech.com

Monadnock Paper Mills and Smart Planet Technologies Enter Strategic Partnership in Labeling Technology

Bennington, NH – December 3, 2014 - Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Smart Planet Technologies for use of its extruded EarthCoating® technology for adhesive beverage labels in North America. “We are pleased to be expanding our Envi Portfolio® of products through our partnership with Smart Planet Technologies,” said Richard Verney, Chairman and CEO of Monadnock.  “As consumers become more eco-conscious with a continued push to reduce plastic in packaged goods, and while brand owners look for improved performance in labels, the timing is perfect for this new extension to the Envi line.”

EarthCoating, when used as a plastic lamination replacement, provides a unique option for demanding wet label applications.  Cost effective EarthCoating minerals enhance fiber bonding strength and surface tack with pressure-sensitive and other adhesives used in beverage labeling.

“Monadnock is a leader providing premium, cost effective, and environmentally advanced products to the label converting industry. Their innovative culture is very exciting and we look forward to a long term technology partnership" says Chris Tilton, Chief Technology Officer of Smart Planet.

About Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.

Monadnock Paper Mills (MPM) provides and custom engineers a diverse range of products including technical/specialty papers, and premium printing and packaging papers for leading brands worldwide. Working as a true partner with its customers, Monadnock’s technical expertise and agility result in products that lead the market in innovation and quality. With a passion for the environment and ingenuity, Monadnock turns ideas into reality. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.mpm.com, or connect via Twitter @MonadnockPaper, LinkedIn or Facebook.

About Smart Planet Technologies, Inc.

Smart Planet Technologies is a packaging materials technology company with intellectual property focused on advancements in sustainability for the packaging industry.   Our innovative patent and pending technologies are engineered to conserve precious natural resources and provide high quality, environmental alternatives across a wide variety of packaging applications.   For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartPlanetTech.com

Media contact:

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.

Lisa Hardin Berghaus

Manager of Marketing Communications

Phone: +1 603 588 8273

lberghaus@mpm.com

International Print and Packaging to offer recyclable paper cups and other food service packaging using EarthCoating®

October 14, 2014 -- Newport Beach, CA -- International Print & Packaging, a distribution company located in Anaheim, CA, have expanded their line of environmentally sensitive packaging and promotional items to include recyclable paper cups and packaging with direct food contact using EarthCoating, providing their customers the opportunity to advance their sustainability goals.  Recyclable cups and packaging can be ordered through International Print & Packaging at www.ippgreen.com.   Traditionally, food service packaging such as hot/cold cups, ice cream containers, frozen food cartons and food trays are coated with 100% polyethylene and similar materials for barrier properties to moisture, oils, grease and fatty acids. Paperboards with these legacy coatings are poor candidates for recycling and generally destined for a landfill.   However, paper cups with EarthCoating provide great potential for post-consumer recyclability. The materials with EarthCoating do not require any special processing and are fully recyclable when collected. Paperboards with EarthCoating technology offer a recyclable alternative for the approximately 700,000 tons of 100% polyethylene-coated paper cup material produced annually in the US.   Recyclable paperboard with EarthCoating is a technology engineered by Smart Planet Technologies. EarthCoating is a registered trademark of Smart Planet Technologies.   About International Print & Packaging: International Print & Packaging supports your custom packaging, label, print, design and graphic needs, combining professional custom packaging and printing experience with the commitment to build long-term relationships with each and every one of our clients.   About Smart Planet Technologies: Smart Planet Technologies is a packaging technology company with intellectual property focused on advancements in sustainability for the packaging industry. Our innovative technologies are engineered to conserve precious natural resources and provide high quality, environmental alternatives across a wide variety of packaging applications. For more information, please visit our website at www.SmartPlanetTech.com   To order recyclable paper cups with EarthCoating from International Print & Packaging, please visit http://www.ippgreen.com