Calvin Frost, Chairman of the Channeled Resources Group, is regarded as the leading international champion of recycling and environmental awareness in the label industry. He has devoted most of his working life and career to salvaging waste and turning it into useful and environmentally-friendly materials, and his ongoing mission is to continue to develop cost-effective and environmentally-responsible solutions for the label industry. Cal started Channeled Resources in the 1970’s as a traditional recycling company. By the mid 80’s he had moved the focus into ‘recycling non-recyclables’, working with coated, treated, and laminated papers and films. Today Channeled Resources has a 200,000-square foot state-of-the-art processing facility in Wisconsin with other divisions in Indiana and Pennsylvania. Channeled has a silicone coating division in Canada and sales and service centers in Europe, China, Russia, and India. Calvin is Chairman Emeritus of TLMI’s Environmental, Health and Safety Committee, as well as Chair of FINAT’s Recycling and Sustainability Committee in Europe. Calvin was awarded the R Stanton Avery award in 2006. In 2016 he accepted the William D. Schaeffer Award, established by the PIA, for his efforts to improve better sustainability practices for the converting industry. Last year, in 2018, he was recognized by the TLMI for his efforts to drive change for the reduction of waste and finding alternatives for landfilling non-recyclable substrates. The TLMI changed the name of its annual sustainability awards for converters and suppliers to, The Calvin S. Frost Environmental Award.