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That Moment You Really Needed Just a Little Bit of Plastic – The Sequel to the Sequel

Life can be challenging. Even more so without plastics. Here are some moments when everyday plastics could have saved your day. And one moment when it could save your life. That moment you realized the people in the row behind you were going to jabber loudly during the entire flight. Time...

Modernize Your Holiday Style

Originally posted on REALSIMPLE Make your season bright with fun, modern decorations. Here are four ideas for updated plastic décor to let your holiday style sing. It’s wonderful to honor your family’s long-standing holiday traditions, but it’s also important to decorate in a way that feels...

Holiday Gear and Goodies: Organizing Tips from a Pro

Originally published on REALSIMPLE How and where to store your seasonal items when ‘tisn’t the season. We spoke to an expert to find out the best strategies for putting away all your holiday décor. The holidays have passed, the stockings are empty, and now all that’s left is… a mess....

Road Trip! How to Keep Food Fresh and Reduce Packaging Waste

Eating on a road trip can be tricky. Keep your food fresh and cool this summer while you're on the road, and use less packaging with some creative packing tips.

The Ultimate 9 Quick Tips to Recycle More Plastics

According to EPA, recycling can help conserve natural resources, reduce waste, prevent pollution, save energy, create jobs—and sustain the environment for future generations. Recycling also makes economic sense. Recycling helps generate local revenue, support local recycling jobs, and enable us to...

7 Facts about Plastics Recycling that May Surprise You

Can you recycle plastic bottle caps and lids? How about plastic bags and wraps? Find out as Professor Plastics fills us in on some surprising facts about plastics recycling.

Can I Recycle Packing Bubbles and Shipping Pillows?

Don’t you just love getting a package delivered to your door? (I do. Especially if it’s shoes…) But once you’ve got the goods, do you know what to do with the packaging? It’s usually easy to recycle the cardboard shipping box. But just what are you supposed to do with those plastic...

5 Plastics Recycling Resolutions for a Greener New Year

New Year’s resolutions tend to be focused on self-improvement—shedding pounds, abandoning a bad habit, watching less mindless TV. But if you’re looking to improve yourself and the environment this year, recycling more of your everyday plastics is a great place to start. Like lots of...

5 Simple Tips for Planning the Perfect Holiday Party

Let’s face it—between shopping, decorating, and travel planning, you’re not exactly sure how you’ll find time to throw that perfect get-together for family and friends. But here’s some good news: plastics have your back. From the decorations to the gifts to the kitchen, plastics make...

Can We Recycle Flexible Plastic Packaging?

New Research Shows Potential Previously published in Plastics Engineering and posted with permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers. Have you noticed that many “canned” foods are not sold solely in cans anymore? For example, tuna fish is sold in cans and flexible pouches. On your next...

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