A Brief History of Plastic Manufacturing

Plastic water bottles on an assembly line

No matter where you live or what you do on a daily basis, there’s a good chance you’re consistently surrounded by plastic products. We all use materials made via plastic manufacturing at work, in our homes, and just about anywhere else we go. In fact, the industry is valued at around $129.1 billion in the […]

What You Should Know About the U.S. Plastics Pact

A woman holds a bag and a can full of plastic recycling

If you keep up with news in the plastic industry, you may have heard of the U.S. Plastics Pact at some point over the past two years. If not, it’s an effort worth paying attention to. The pact was launched in Aug. 2020 and has garnered the support of some of the world’s largest retail […]