Specimen bags play a vital role in health care: they facilitate the safe containment and transport of biological materials for testing, protecting the specimen from environmental contamination and anyone who handles the specimen bag from exposure to potentially hazardous materials. Secure specimen bags are the first line of defense in infectious disease control within the… Continue Reading »

There’s nearly 8 feet of snow in Massachusetts, while in Southern CA famously sunny Orange County, residents are dealing with freezing rain, sleet and hail. Spring is definitely coming in like a lion – and if your products are delivered to your customer’s mailbox, front porch, or exposed doorway, this is a big problem. Polybag… Continue Reading »

The West Coast dock worker’s strike has come to an end – for now – and after weeks of delays, long awaited container ships can finally come in from sea and be unloaded; freeing – at last! – their precious contents to be shipped to companies all across the United States. It will likely take… Continue Reading »

Even those of us who are the biggest cheerleaders for plastics, particularly of all the recycling improvements of the past 10 years, can look at the big picture of environmental considerations and say, “We can do even better.” And as a plastic bag manufacturer, we definitely can. A big part of fulfilling the true promise… Continue Reading »

We are so excited to see the wave of businesses bringing their manufacturing enterprises back home to American shores. The reshoring movement, while nowhere near significant enough to reverse decades of offshoring, is nonetheless more than just symbolically important. And there is a discernible trend in the numbers. Sixty-four U.S. businesses reshored in 2011. The… Continue Reading »

Predicting the future of recycling is no easy matter. That very much includes plastics recycling! One thing you can take to the bank, though: with all of the smart people devoted to creating better plastics recycling solutions, the future will be brighter than most of us can imagine. Case in point: A brand-new process developed… Continue Reading »