Recyclability of Packaging Materials to be Tested

(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) December 7, 2011 - The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology has been approved to perform certain tests of the Voluntary Standard for Repulping and Recycling Corrugated Fiberboard. WIST, an institute at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, will act as a subcontractor to IPS Testing Services of Appleton, Wis. The protocol is used to certify the repulpability and recyclability of wax alternatives for corrugated products that have been treated to improve performance in the presence of water and water vapor. The approval is the result of a recent audit by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance protocol technical team of IPS Testing Experts’ facilities and those of the WIST pilot paper machine lab.

The approval means that companies that wish to have material certified to meet the Voluntary Standard now have another option. The IPS Testing Experts/WIST collaboration becomes the fourth laboratory approved to perform the Voluntary Standard protocol. Othe