Archive for the ‘Recycling’ Category
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...
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...
No more plastic sporks at Occupy Seattle
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Here's a fun plastics-related headline: the Occupy Seattle movement is banning plastic sporks (and paper plates) from their encampment's food service. The news comes from Real Change, a Seattle, Wash., organization focused on providing opportunity and a voice for low-income...
Defending plastic bag bans
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
In case you haven't been paying attention, not everyone thinks plastic bag bans are a bad thing. Last week, Greenbiz.com senior editor Marc Gunther wrote a post in defense of plastic bags. Today, Stiv Wilson offers a counterpoint, "In Defense...
Your top stories of 2011
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Care to guess the topic of the most-read story on PlasticsNews.com in 2011? Was it about resin pricing? A major industry acquisition? A hot trend like sustainability? Take a guess -- I'll give the answer later in this column. But...
A voice in defense of plastic bags — but is it too late?
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Marc Gunther, senior writer for GreenBiz.com, posted a long defense of plastic bags on his website today. But judging by other headlines in recent weeks, I wonder if anyone will pay attention. Gunther's blog post, "In Defense of the Plastic...
Some thoughts on Coke’s leadership on bio-based resin
Friday, December 16th, 2011
Coca-Cola Co. is taking a leading role in advancing bio-based plastics. That's been obvious for about two years, since the company introduced PET bottles made, in part, from renewable monoethylene glycol. Now the company is working on the next step,...
Revenge of the plastic bag
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
This one is short but sweet. Apparently plastic bags are getting tired of all the attention they've been getting in the news media. This bag carefully planned its revenge and made the most of its moment in the limelight. No...