The Pratt paper mill in Shreveport, La., is spearheading efforts to help local businesses and residents both conserve water AND protect the environment. At the request of city leaders, Pratt is testing the viability of using “gray water” – or treated wastewater – to help cool machinery and hydraulic systems at the mill, thereby eliminating …
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Pratt’s Staten Island GM Jay Hennessey knows a thing or two about making some of the packaging industry’s best 100 percent recycled paper – but he also knows about saving lives. Which is why Jay was recently honored for his heroics as a volunteer fireman when he and two of his fellow company members rescued …
In one of our most recent Innovations articles, we discussed recycling water bottles and caps. This article, as part of our recycling series, includes information on educating communities and businesses on how to interpret recycling labels. According to How2Recycle, “Variation in recycling programs, unclear labeling, and inaccurate recyclability claims make proper recycling a challenge. The …
Pratt Industries is providing leading organic herbalist Gaia Herbs with innovative, 100% recycled packaging that is not only helping the environment but improving the company’s bottom line as well. Packaging World, one of the leading packaging industry publications, has more on the story in their article, “New casing strategy cultivates economy and ecology” which is quoted …
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To recycle or not to recycle: That’s the dilemma you face when you’re ready to toss out the plastic cap that came on your soda or water bottle. For years, recycling programs across the country have told their residents that plastic bottle caps could not be recycled curbside with their other plastics and instead, should …
Pratt Industries Display division launched a sustainability education campaign in late 2012 with the purpose of empowering employees to “green” the division’s three regional office operations. The themes of the communication change but the focus is always on providing recycling tips appropriate for both the workplace and home, quantifying waste diversion in tangible metrics and …
Just a few hours before Pratt announced plans to build a fourth paper mill, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued an official proclamation declaring September 17 “Pratt Industries Day” in the Big Apple to commemorate the recent production at our Staten Island mill of 5 million tons of recycled paper. “About half of all …
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Pratt Industries has announced plans to build its fourth, 100 percent recycled paper mill – eventually bringing the company’s overall containerboard capacity to 1.5 million tons. The new, $260 million mill will be located in Valpariaso, In., adjacent to the company’s existing box-making plant which is the world’s largest. Chairman and owner Anthony Pratt said …
Pratt Industries Display Division continues to grow its stake in the Point-of-Purchase industry by expanding its manufacturing footprint to the northeast, establishing a fulfillment services team, and adding to an already robust client base. Pratt Display’s recent acquisition of an 115,000 square foot facility in Reading, PA brings the division’s high-end manufacturing locations to a …
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Pratt Statesville continues to invest in innovation with the installation of a fully automated material and tooling handling system. The system keeps track of every unit run off the corrugators and gives the operators total visibility of all work in process via monitors at every work station. The system delivers all sheets, print plates, cutting …
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