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Title: Re: Recycling contamination hot melt glue in Waste Age
Hi Patti
~
For information on
recycling-compatible alternatives to hot-melt glue, I would recommend that you
contact the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute and Carl Houtman at the US
Forest Products Laboratory, who I am cc-ing on this note.
Thank you for paying
attention to this issue and working to improve the recyclability of
magazines
John Reindl,
Chair
Council on Recycling
Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Our rep at the printer has ask for our help in determining
which adhesive or glues would be acceptable instead of hot melt glue. She is
checking with her corporate headquarters, but in the meantime, please feel
free to offer suggestions. Her email is
Patti.Simpson@no.address
Thanks,
Bill
Bill
Wolpin
Editorial Director/Associate Publisher
Penton Media
American
City & County
Waste Age
6151 Powers Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA
30339
770 618 0112 (work)
913 514 3887 (fax)
404 542 2742
(cell)
Bill.Wolpin@no.address
On 12/28/07 11:25 AM,
"Reindl, John" <Reindl@no.address> wrote:
Dear Green Yes
List members ~
In the December issue of Waste Age, there were two
instances where recycling-incompatible hot melt glue were used -- both on
the cover for the renewal form and on the inside, where a 12 month calendar
was inserted.
As described in previous notes to this list and in the article in
the May issue of Resource Recycling, these glues are a serious
contaminant for paper recyclers, costing the industry an estimated $2
billion a year.
The use of these glues by Waste Age is especially
disheartening, as not only sent them two letters of their use of
non-recycling compatible glues in their magazine and asking them to switch
to formulations that are recycling compatible. Unfortunately, they responded
to neither letter, and continue to use the contaminating
material.
I hope
that you will contact the firm and express your desire that they "Design for
recycling" in their products. I have also cancelled my subscription to their
magazine.
The
magazine's web page is http://wasteage.com/contacts/.
Thanks and best wishes for
2008!
John
Reindl, Chair
Wisconsin Council on Recycling
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