When a charitable group sought plastic pellets, they got a half-ton of help from IPEG's Conair Group.
Can you imagine a world where the milkman still brings glass bottles of fresh dairy products to your doorstep and takes the empties back to be cleaned and reused?
I know a lot of people who were glad to see 2018 in the rearview mirror. My advice to them: Be careful what you wish for.
Plastics have suffered from an image problem for decades. But 2018 may be remembered as a tipping point, when negative public opinion started to cause real harm to the industry.
Plastics News readers enjoyed lots of big stories in 2018. Based on reader views, these were the top stories of the year.
Bill Carteaux has been “Mr. Plastics” for the current generation. He was a mentor for many, and a leader who helped save the Plastics Industry Association and NPE. Bill won't be forgotten for a long time.
We recently wrapped up our second year of publishing LSR World, the first stand-alone magazine to focus exclusively on processing liquid silicone rubber. I've learned a lot the past few years, and I hope you have, too.
While we may be back to a stalemate in D.C., I think we'll see more meaningful debate about issues important to manufacturers in state capitals. In some places, like New Jersey and Connecticut, expect to see more action on plastics waste issues.
Here's a question for plastics processors: Do your customers want you to invest in Industry 4.0 technology? And if so, what exactly do they want?
Take a moment to stop and think about this: the Collins English Dictionary is saying that plastic pollution was the biggest cultural phenomenon of 2018; bigger than #MeToo and VAR.
It's good news that plastics industry leaders aren't just putting their heads in the sand or battling bans by repeating the stale argument that plastics products are better than alternatives. People who say that are missing the point.
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