Vision Quest

Operationally, Flexstar’s moves to be a more sustainable business include shifting to solventless laminations, which have substantially decreased VOC generation, implementing an active program to recycle all waste solvents and inks for use in the company’s wash-up systems, and purchasing recycled cores and reusable pallets in the plant. “We also recently started a plant-wide recycling program and are capturing and recycling 85 percent of the total weight of what was previously landfill,” says Bray.