by Katherine Britton | Oct 23, 2017 | The Industry
Alphabet Soup Meets Quality Standards You know who loves alphabet soup more than kids in a soup commercial? People in an office. There’s always a way to turn a best practice into an acronym. You’ve probably shaken your head at some doozies and they just keep coming....
by Laddawn | May 9, 2017 | The Industry
As you might guess, each week the latest printed issue of Plastics News lands on our desks and it’s also common to see their website up on someone’s computer as you walk around our offices. Don Loepp is the editor and longtime writer at Plastics News and...
by Laddawn | Dec 9, 2016 | The Industry
I attended my first Pack Expo show earlier this month. As someone who has attended my fair share of conferences and expos over the years, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that Pack Expo is the largest expo I’ve ever seen. Several thousand exhibitors showing...
by Laddawn | Aug 19, 2016 | The Industry
While our company spans the entire U.S.A. with five manufacturing facilities from coast-to-coast, our corporate headquarters is in Massachusetts and if you’ve never been here, know that we’re often subject to some pretty wacky weather. We are well-known...
by Owen Richardson | Jul 26, 2016 | The Industry
A common misconception is that plastics are the number one component of landfills and the fastest growing segment. That’s not true. Because modern packaging cannot be eliminated from the shipment and storage of most products, environmental awareness ultimately...
by Laddawn | Jun 10, 2016 | The Industry
Whenever I’m at the grocery store, I’m always perplexed about how to respond when I get the inevitable question from the cashier in that bored, monotone voice: “paper or plastic?” I quickly run through the gamut of emotions:...
