The Glenroy Blog

Glenroy® was featured in Packaging Impressions for overcoming challenges in flexographic printing. "Flexography might be described simply as a printing process that utilizes a flexible relief plate, but flexographic print providers know it’s an evolving high-speed rotary functionality that can be used for printing on almost any type of substrate, including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, and paper. Trends in the flexographic printing and flexible packaging market range from higher print...

Glenroy® was featured in Packaging Technology Today for sustainable packaging innovation. "If you’re familiar with flexible packaging — spouted pouches, stick packs, sachets, zipper pouches — you’ll know that it’s traditionally challenging to recycle. The main reason relates to flexible packaging’s multilayer plastic structures and the difficulty separating the various materials used in each layer at recycling facilities. Because of this traditional approach to flexible packaging, it had been...

"While most people abhor when food is wasted, that doesn’t stop food waste from being one of the biggest contributors to environmental concerns. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 31% of food is lost at the retail and consumer levels. And food waste is one of the largest contributors to the materials that go into landfills, second only to paper and paperboard products, says Evan Arnold, vice president of business development for Glenroy, Inc. In addition, the challenges...

Could the flexible packaging converter drive use of recycled or recyclable materials for medical packaging? "Flexible packaging converter Glenroy Inc. has just enlisted in the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). The association encourages the recycling of all plastics, and members include independent recycling companies, consumer product companies, equipment manufacturers, testing laboratories, organizations, and others. Glenroy offers a number of recyclable or recycled-content packaging...