Novolex adds How2Recycle label to plastic bags, packaging

Novolex, a packaging firm based in Hartsville, South Carolina, has announced that it has the How2Recycle Store Drop-off label to products across its business units. According to a news release from Novolex, these include products from Shields, such as poly mailers for shipping applications and security bags used in the banking industry, as well as its Hilex plastic T-shirt bags, produce bags and its Load & Seal Tamper Evident Deliver Bags.

Novolex says it it is a member of How2Recycle, a program that was created by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition to communicate recycling instructions to the public. The program offers labels that provide clear, concise and consistent instructions for recycling.

“Increased consumer knowledge is key for the success of recycling, and we are proud to partner with the How2Recycle program to help accomplish that,” says Erik Gonring, director of sustainability of Novolex. “People want to do their part for the environment, and labeling our products is one more way to help everyone recycle successfully. Better consumer messaging is one more step towards achieving a circular model for film products.”

In October 2020, Novolex announced that it was investing in a new water treatment system to increase its capacity to recycle plastic retail bags and other films collected through store drop-off programs. Novolex says it expects this investment to increase its recycling capacity by about 500,000 pounds per year.

The company has a recycling center in North Vernon, Indiana, that processes plastics collected through a North American network of store drop-off points, commonly found at grocery stores and retailers. Consumers can bring back plastic retail bags and other select bags and film plastics. Novolex says it manufactures plastic bags from recycled films collected through these programs.