Today in Plastics
The airbags in your car and the socks on your feet have something in common with your toothbrush, bicycle helmet and home insulation: plastics. Today’s plastic materials inspire innovations that are helping to create tougher, cleaner, and safer homes, cars, airplanes, and hospitals.
Today in Plastics aggregates hot topics, events and innovations across a variety of sectors including: Cars & Transportation, Smart Packaging, Fashion & Design, Appliances & Gadgets, Buildings & Homes, Medical & Safety, Eco Solutions and Future Technologies. Come back often to learn about the many ways plastics are helping to create a future of endless possibilities.
[VIDEO] Plastics Make it Possible at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen
Read MorePlastics Move Outdoors
This year a quarter of Americans plan to make outdoor home improvements to get ready for springtime and warmer weather. So as [...]
Category: Buildings & Homes
Guest Post: John Register, Hurdling Adversity
Sports have always been my passion. My athletic career started early when I began swimming competitively at the YMCA in Oak Par [...]
Category: Athletes with Disabilities • Medical & Safety
[Video Feature] WesFeld Dress Designs Get Paneling and Structure from Poly Organza and Plastic Mesh
WesFeld partners Wesley Nault and Daniel Feld (formerly of Project Runway) show us the plastic mesh and poly organza that helps [...]
Category: Fashion & Design
GUEST POST: Reacting to Life’s Challenges
Submitted on Aug 19, 2010
The following is a post by Ronnie Dickson, who has been an above the knee amputee for five years. He has excelled in sports, specifically rock climbing. Ronnie is an active member of the Challenged Athletes Foundation and is looking forward to completing his prosthetic residency in Orlando, Florida. I believe that when facing anything [...]
Category: Medical & Safety
What You Need To Know About Food Storage
Submitted on Aug 19, 2010
Sissy Biggers demonstrates the latest plastic innovations in food storage that keep your food fresher longer.
Category: Smart Packaging
How to Recycle Plastics Properly
Submitted on Aug 19, 2010
Steve Russell, Vice President, Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council, explains how many of the plastic products we use every day can be recycled, and how to do so properly.
Category: Smart Packaging
GUEST POST: Running With Plastics
Submitted on Aug 19, 2010
The following is a post by Steve Major, a fire engineer in Tracy, California. In support of Good For Kids, a foundation that provides educational opportunities for disadvantaged young people, he participated in Racing the Planet Australia. When he is not facing the challenges of expedition and marathon races, Steve is a first responder to [...]
Category: Medical & Safety
Plastics Contribute to Beekeeping Buzz
Submitted on Aug 18, 2010
The Paris Opera House has had one for years. So has London’s famed food emporium, Fortnum and Mason. And since the White House recently added one to its South Lawn, Americans have jumped on the trend: installing bee hives at their homes. Why? Well, other than being a rewarding hobby, perhaps it’s because bees are on [...]
Category: Eco Solutions
Plastics Help Roxy Go From The Beach To The Street
Submitted on Aug 18, 2010
Roxy’s Iris Yen explains how plastic-based materials, like plastic neoprene, are used in the company’s of-the-moment looks. Check out this video for a peek at dresses from Roxy’s “Beach to Street” collection that easily transition from a day at the beach to an evening on the town.
Category: Fashion & Design
[VIDEO] Microplane® Demonstrates Innovative Plastic Kitchen Tools
Submitted on Aug 12, 2010
Microplane® demonstrates how plastics make their kitchen tools more durable, easier to use and easier to clean.
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Events • Smart Packaging
Fog Mountain Uses Innovative Plastic Wine Bottles
Submitted on Aug 10, 2010
Patrick Egan of Fog Mountain Wine explains the advantages to using innovative plastic wine bottles.
Category: Aspen Food & Wine • Events • Smart Packaging
The Hottest Plastic Fashions
Submitted on Aug 5, 2010
How eco-chic is indeed fashionable.
Category: Fashion & Design
Talk on Recycled Plastic
Submitted on Aug 5, 2010
Verizon Wireless is now selling the Samsung Intensity II online. A phone made partly from recycled plastic.
Category: Appliances & Gadgets • Future Technologies
