27 mars, 2020
Department of Homeland Security (Le département Américain de la sécurité intérieure) a identifié l'industrie de l'emballage des produits et boissons alimentaires comme étant une "infrastructure essentielle” pendant la pandémie de COVID-19.
6 février, 2019
Dear Valued Customer, we’d like to update you on Dart’s extensive involvement in opposing the recently announced proposal regarding a potential food and beverage plastic packaging ban in Canada.
21 octobre, 2015
Recently, the University of California, Davis, partnered with Dart Container Corporation for a foam packaging recycling drive. Often mistakenly referred to as Styrofoam, a trademark of Dow, the material is widely used to package many items that students bring to school including televisions and other electronics. The effort resulted in half a truckload being collected. The event was the school’s sixth annual recycling drive and took place as freshmen students moved in for the school year.
22 septembre, 2015
The New York State Supreme Court today overturned Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia’s decision to ban foam foodservice items, clearing the way for the City to embrace a recycling program that would cover 100 percent of polystyrene products and generate new revenue for the City.
18 septembre, 2015
For the eighth consecutive year, Dart Container is bringing foam (often mistakenly referred to as “Styrofoam,” a registered trademark of Dow Chemical) recycling, education and volunteer efforts to the Great American River Clean Up. Last year, over 1,500 volunteers removed more than 21,000 pounds of trash and debris.
11 mai, 2015
For sixth year, Dart employees joined thousands for the Great Los Angeles River CleanUp
30 avril, 2015
(New York, NY) – Dart Container Corporation joined with the Restaurant Action Alliance NYC, members of the recycling industry, and the City’s restaurant owners today in filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn the City’s ban on foam foodservice items. Mayor Bill de Blasio, the New York City Department of Sanitation, and DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia are named as respondents in the petition, which was filed against the Commissioner’s erroneous determination that foam cannot be recycled. The determination flagrantly violated Local Law 142 as well as sound environmental and economic policy and plain common sense.
30 avril, 2015
A coalition including the Restaurant Action Alliance and Dart Container Corp. contends the ban Mayor de Blasio wants to start July 1 is illegal because the law requires the city to recycle such products, but Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia ruled arbitrarily that soft foam containers cannot be recycled.
30 avril, 2015
Styrofoam proponents filed a lawsuit claiming that Mayor de Blasio’s ban of their product is a “sham” — and that he only went through with it to keep his campaign promises and not because it can’t be recycled.
22 avril, 2015
For the fifth consecutive year, Dart is participating in Michigan’s Adopt-A-Highway program Mason, Michigan – Dart Container has announced that through their participation in Michigan’s Adopt-A-Highway program, enough litter to fill 64 trash bags has been cleaned from Michigan’s Highway 127. Dart volunteers, including employees, friends, and family donated their time to this very important cause.
1 avril, 2015
The future of polystyrene recycling looks great! Check out the latest article on the current state of polystyrene recycling from Scrap Magazine.
8 janvier, 2015
Despite acknowledging foam and #6 rigid plastics can be successfully collected curbside, the City turned down an offer to recycle tons of foam #6.
12 décembre, 2014
Atlanta, GA – More than 200 Georgians attended the 36th Annual Keep Georgia Beautiful Awards Luncheon on Friday, December 12 at the Marriott Century Center. The annual program honors individuals and organizations working to improve Georgia’s environment.
5 novembre, 2014
SACRAMENTO, CA – For the seventh consecutive year, with the help of Dart Container’s Lodi manufacturing facility employees, friends and family, volunteers collected 21,000 pounds of litter from the American River Parkway during the Annual Great American River Clean Up.
18 septembre, 2014
Toronto, Ont. — Canada's leading manufacturer of single-use foodservice packaging has unified its activities and facilities (Dart Cup Ltd. in Campbellford and Solo Cup Canada Inc. in Toronto and Mississauga) under one name: Dart Canada.
14 août, 2014
Dart Container is finishing construction on two new buildings that are part of the Mason company's largest local expansion. After more than 50 years of business in Mason, it's a change the company was ready for. "It obviously helps to have the space you need for the employees that are required for this operation," said Executive Vice President of Manufacturing at Dart, Dan Calkins.
5 août, 2014
Indianapolis, IN — Plastic Recycling, Inc. (PRI) announced today the launch of a new recycling facility in Indianapolis, IN dedicated specifically to the recycling of post-consumer foam cups, foam take-out containers and other used polystyrene materials collected through curbside pick-up programs across the country.
6 mai, 2014
Dozens of Dart Container employees participated over the weekend in the 25th Annual Great LA River Cleanup event, hosted by the Friends of the LA River (FoLAR), donating volunteers as well as foam recycling education for the sixth year.
15 avril, 2014
Mason, Michigan — Dart Container announced the collection of 72 bags of litter this weekend, that have been cleaned from the Michigan highway with the help of nearly 25 employees, friends and family as part of the company’s fourth annual participation in the Michigan’s Adopt-A-Highway program.
10 février, 2014
Mason, MI — To support the recovery of post-consumer foam packaging, Dart Container Corporation is proud to announce the launch of HomeforFoam.com, an educational website dedicated to informing businesses, city governments, and schools about how polystyrene (PS) foam #6 can be recycled. It also provides a list of markets for the material, a list of the environmental and economic benefits to recycling foam #6, as well as a list of locations that accept foam #6 recycling facility.
29 octobre, 2013
Plant City, FL — Dart Container Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of foam cups, has announced plans to expand its existing presence in eastern Hillsborough County with the construction of a 400,000 square foot warehouse in Plant City. Dart is investing $14 million in the project, and up to two dozen new jobs are expected to result from the expansion.
15 mars, 2013
Mason, MI — Dart's commitment to Mid-Michigan was recently recognized on both local and national fronts. Dart joined the likes of Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Oberto Brands and other large companies recognized by Trade and Industry Development Magazine for bringing jobs to local areas. The Mason Chamber of Commerce also saluted Dart Container for their efforts in the community.
30 novembre, 2012
Leola, PA — Dart Container today was joined by city and community leaders for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Dart’s landfill gas to energy cogeneration project. The initiative enables Dart to use gas recovered from Lanchester and Conestoga municipal landfills as a source of renewable energy to produce electricity, boiler fuel and steam.
28 novembre, 2012
Lansing, MI — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation today announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of a $3 million Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant for the expansion of Dart Container Corporation’s operations in Mason. The expansion will generate up to $47 million in new private investment and add a projected 325 new jobs.
16 novembre, 2012
Highland Park, Illinois — Highland Park city leaders today were joined by local partners to announce the results of community foam collection efforts. Since the program launched in 2011, the Highland Park community has dropped off foam products at the city’s collection site resulting in over 4,417 pounds of foam collected and recycled.
7 novembre, 2012
Dart Container Corporation is pleased that its 2012 donation of five million disposable cups to the American Red Cross is supporting disaster services such as the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. DCC announced its second five-year product donation commitment to the ARC in January. "The free foam cups we provide not only help to lower the Red Cross's operational costs, but, most importantly, allow Red Cross staff and volunteers to efficiently provide cold and hot beverages to disaster victims and blood donors," said Jim Lammers, DCC’s Executive Vice President of Administration and General Counsel.
31 octobre, 2012
Grand Rapids, Michigan — On Halloween, as part of The Geek Group’s (TGG) ‘Computers, not Candy’ program, TGG donated 100 re-purposed laptops to economically disadvantaged students enrolled in the Grand Rapids Area Pre-college Engineering Program/Engineering and Biomedical School. These students specifically enrolled in the program because of their passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), making them perfect candidates for the laptops.
11 septembre, 2012
Sacramento, Calif. — For the fifth consecutive year, Dart Container is bringing foam recycling (often mistakenly referred to as “Styrofoam”, a registered trademark of Dow Chemical), education, and volunteer efforts to the Great American River Clean Up. Last year, over 2,200 volunteers removed more than 15,000 pounds of trash and debris in just three hours.
15 juin, 2012
Mason, Michigan — The Premier healthcare alliance has named Dart Container as a winner of the seventh annual Performance Award, which recognizes the efforts of contracted suppliers to meet and exceed operational expectations. In selecting recipients, performance data is collected and scored over four successive calendar quarters.
4 mai, 2012
Mason, Michigan — Dart Container has completed its acquisition of Solo Cup Company, headquartered in Lake Forest, IL. Solo, which is now part of the Dart Container organization, manufactures quality single-use foodservice products. Dart expects to continue offering products under the Solo brand — including the iconic red Solo cup.
6 mars, 2012
Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo — Michigan-based Dart Container Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of foam cups, has acquired Brasbar Disposable Packaging Ltd., a manufacturer of single use foam foodservice products. Brasbar, which has approximately 100 employees, is located in Pindamonhangaba, in the state of Sao Paulo midway between Rio de Janeiro and the city of Sao Paulo.
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