Some myths about green packaging
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
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
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
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
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
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...
It’s time for another Friendly Plastic TV Video – How to embellish your eye glass cases – Mixed Media and Friendly Plastic
December 26th, 2011
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Another casualty of the anemic economy: employee ambition
December 23rd, 2011
Has the recession sapped workers' desire to advance up the management ladder? That's the topic of a post this week by Ed Frauenheim in his Work in Progress blog for Workforce magazine, "The Age of the Less-Ambitious Employee" cites Brian...
A voice in defense of plastic bags — but is it too late?
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...
Cervenkas honored for philanthropy
December 21st, 2011
Debra and Robert Cervenka -- founder of injection molder Phillips Plastics Corp. -- are being honored by Northland College, a liberal arts school in Ashland, Wis. The pair were named the school's 2011 Philanthropists of the Year, an annual award...