Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category
California columnists: ACC lobbyists won the bag war
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Yesterday I blogged about how California residents feel about their legislature failing to pass a ban on plastic bags. Today, we'll let columnists from several California newspapers weigh in. One common theme: The American Chemistry Council won this battle with...
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...
Status of two voluntary bag reduction efforts
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Instead of resorting to bag taxes and bans, some communities and retailers have tried voluntary efforts to reduce bag consumption. Let's check on the status of two -- one small-scale effort, and one on a very large scale. On the...
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...
Bag ban is about politicians ‘micromanaging our lives’
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
The North County Times in Escondido, Calif., recently editorialized against the proposed California plastic bag ban with a column that blasted the legislative "nanny state" trend. "... if plastic grocery bags can be banned, what other popular consumer items will...
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:...
Paper bag maker not happy with Brownsville bag ban
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Duro Bag Manufacturing Co. was OK with the city of Brownsville, Texas, banning plastic bags. But now that the city may extend the ban to paper bags, the company is threatening to close its plant and leave town. Plastics Blog...
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...
Banning bags kills jobs, won’t help the environment
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
After my post yesterday about the bag ban debate in California, Plastics News staff reporter Mike Verespej pointed out another column on the topic worth sharing with blog readers. Kevin Kelly, president of the California Film Extruders and Converters Association,...
One Senate hopeful gaining ground
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Some political pundits are starting to whisper that the GOP could win control of the US Senate in November. If that happens, Ron Johnson, the plastics company executive in Wisconsin who is a newcomer to politics, could be a key...