Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category
Hoffer Plastics talks up employee training program
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
For a lot of manufacturers, finding skilled employees is one of the biggest challenges these days, as the United States recovers from the recession of 2007-2009. William Hoffer, president of injection molder Hoffer Plastics Corp., recently got a chance to...
A balanced story on plastic vs. paper
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
We've seen this story hundreds of times -- which type of bag is better, paper or plastic? Frequently the coverage is not complimentary to plastic. Toronto's The Globe and Mail deserves credit for bringing some balance to its Feb. 1...
The latest in the battle against plastophobia
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
I'm praising one company today for its sustainability message, so forgive me for going negative on two others. My targets -- Repurpose Compostables Inc. and Bed Bath & Beyond stores, for their misleading messages about line of compostable cups made...
Glad highlights source reduction – but will consumers understand?
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
I don't expect to see commercial messages that reference plastic resin consumption during an NFL game. But in commercials that ran last weekend during the football playoffs, Glad Products Co. chose to highlight source reduction achieved by its its Tall...
The latest on plastics and politics
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Political news junkies in the plastics industry got more than their share of interesting headlines this weekend. The big new is that Jon Huntsman Jr. decided to drop out of the race for the Republican presidential campaign. Huntsman, son of...
What will the ADM-Metabolix divorce mean to bioplastics?
Friday, January 13th, 2012
The future of bioplastics is a little fuzzier today, following Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s decision to drop out of its alliance polyhydroxyalkanoate resin company Metabolix Inc. I included some insight into the news in the story posted on PlasticsNews.com last...
Despite what you’ve heard, US plants still make plastic
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
I don't tend to spend a lot of time trying to correct news reports in other media, but I'll make an exception today. Earlier today, National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" did a report on Shell Oil Co.'s plan to build...
Some myths about green packaging
Monday, January 9th, 2012
What makes a package sustainable -- and can plastics packages qualify? Our friend JoAnn Hines -- the Packaging Diva -- answers those questions and more in a blog post today by Jim Tierney on MultichannelMerchant.com. Here are a few highlights...
Author describes challenges of living in a plasticized world
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Journalist and author Harold Johnson has posted a column on the perils of plastics pollution that's worth a look, even for readers who are unapologetically pro-plastics. You may remember Johnson -- he's the writer who researched and debunked the oft-cited...
Author describes challenges of living in a plasticized world
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Journalist and author Harold Johnson has posted a column on the perils of plastics pollution that's worth a look, even for readers who are unapologetically pro-plastics. You may remember Johnson -- he's the writer who researched and debunked the oft-cited...