Archive for the ‘Marketing’ Category
Oh no, Crocs are back in style
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Just when we thought they'd disappear forever, the plastic shoes that many people seem to love to hate are making a comeback. The U.K. newspaper the Guardian has a feature story on the comeback today, "Crocs steps back from the...
Plastic wall of shame?
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
There's a group of consumers who aren't in love with plastic packaging and gadgets, and social networking web sites are helping them share information and ideas. The latest? Perhaps it's the Plastic Crap Wall of Shame Facebook page, created by...
This vinyl IS final: firm presses ashes into LPs
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Here's one of the most unusual plastics applications I've seen in a long time: A U.K. company called AndVinyly says it can press the ashes of deceased music lovers into vinyl records. Company founder Jason Leach tells Exclaim! that he...
Hats off to Faurecia
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Faurecia SA has launched a corporate giving program to support the communities where it has a presence throughout North America. The program, called FUELS (for Faurecia Unites with Employees for Local Service), will involve more than 9,000 Faurecia employees in...
ACC’s bag ban advertisement
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
For Plastics Blog readers outside California, here's the advertisement that the American Chemistry Council prepared to fight AB 1998, the bill that would ban plastic bags. The ad is tough on the state Legislature, accusing it of focusing on a...
‘Majestic Plastic Bag’ aimed at Calif. legislature
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
A video that mimics a nature channel documentary is getting attention in California, where the state Senate is preparing to vote on AB 1998, which would ban plastic bags at some retailers. The "mockumentary" is narrated by actor Jeremy Irons,...
The problem with PLA: chip bags that are really loud
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Did you ever try to sneak a chip without anyone hearing? Apparently it's just about impossible with the new Sun Chip bags from Frito-Lay. That's according to a story from Page 1 of today's The Wall Street Journal: "Snack Attack:...
Plastic pizza boxes?
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Does your family buy a lot of takeout pizza? If so, this plastics-related innovation might be for you: According to a report from WANE TV in Fort Wayne, Ind., a pizza shop in Convoy, Ohio, this week started to offer...
Cascade is serious about sustainability
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
If your company is serious about sustainability, check out how injection molder Cascade Engineering Inc. treats the subject. The company puts out an annual "Triple Bottom Line" report, which measures its environmental and social goals -- something that's fairly unique...
Czech toy company re-issues 1970s classic
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Radio.cz has an interesting story about a Czech toy manufacturer re-issuing a classic toy from the country's recent past. The toys, a line of figurines named Igráček, are described as "a communist-era knock-off of the well-known German Playmobil brand." The...