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3 Surprising Ways to Keep Fruit and Vegetables Fresh Longer

Ever heard of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month? It’s June! Summer is a great time to incorporate more healthy fruits and veggies into your daily meals and snacks. (OK, anytime is a good time…) You may be surprised that a little bit of plastic packaging can play an integral role in...

Decluttering? 5 Easy Ways To Make It Simpler

Let’s face it: between figuring out what to toss and how to organize that cluttered closet, sparking joy through organization can feel like a daunting task. Here are five ways plastics can help make decluttering and organizing simpler … and help you keep things spiffy all year long. 1. What’s...

Kids’ Easter Party Ideas: Guest Post by Martie Duncan

You know, I really hadn’t thought about all the ways plastics help celebrate spring holidays like Easter. But if you look around, plastics are everywhere … helping us decorate, entertain, and spread holiday cheer. Just look at an Easter basket; from the pastel overwrap down to a jelly bean...

Want a Greener Garden?

5 ways plastics can help Veggies, succulents, roses… Growing a successful garden can be a lot of work. Our collection of gardening ideas can make cultivating your fabulous plot of land a bit easier. Durable, water resistant plastics are a natural in the garden. Here are five innovative ways...

Plastics and Desserts: A Love Affair

With its emphasis on love and sweet indulgence, Valentine’s Day is an extremely popular time of year for baking. From heart-shaped cookies and cakes to decadent red velvet cupcakes, there are many ways to express your love! No matter how many hours you have—or haven’t—logged in the kitchen,...

Does Plastic Food Packaging Benefit the Environment?

The Economist Magazine Says: Yes. How many times has this happened to you? You open the fridge planning to cook that steak or some other food you recently bought only to find that it smells funky and has spoiled. So you have to throw it away—along with all the money you spent on it. What...

Thanksgiving Dinner Puts Plastics to the Test

This thanksgiving, plastics can help you keep all the trimmings of this special holiday, without the hassle. Tips on how to handle this special tradition incorporating this reusable and durable material can help save time, effort and keep meals fresh and safe.

Nutritious Lunches – And Some Clever Ways to Pack Them

Kids tired of the same old sandwiches? Complaining they get hungry after lunch? Here are some ways to pack more oomph into your kids’ lunches… using some handy modern packaging to help preserve nutritional content and freshness. (NOTE: Always check food packaging to find out what foods need to...

The Buzz on Plastics In Beekeeping

You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t love honey for something — drizzled over a toasted English muffin, spooned into a yogurt parfait, paired with a hot beverage, or any other number of treats… and even supposed medicinal uses. There are more than 120,000...

Can Plastic Pipes Help Fix Our Water Infrastructure?

Previously published in Plastics Engineering and posted with permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers. This is the first of two articles on plastic pipe. The next article will focus on PVC pipe. There is a lot of conversation about water these days. Whether it’s managing through...

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