Predicting the future of recycling is no easy matter. From polybags to custom plastic bags, and very much including 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… Continue Reading »

The rise of plastics in manufacturing began during the Second World War in our country, but really got going in earnest during the 1950s and 1960s. The consumer economy was taking root, and plastics was a significant part of it. Everything from washing machines to toys to dishwashers to automobiles to turntables was either made… Continue Reading »

It’s cool to hate plastic. Do a quick Google search for “evils of plastic” and you’ll get more hits than you can peruse in 20 lifetimes. But there’s a change afoot. Some very cool people have realized that plastic is helping to improve the environment. These people aren’t necessarily cool in the sense of the… Continue Reading »

When you work in the field of plastics, as those of us at Rainbow Polybag has for so many years, sometimes you lose track of the fact that you are living in a Golden Age for plastic materials. As plastics get used for an increasingly large percentage of transportation sector components (in automobiles, trucks, trains,… Continue Reading »

More and more people are finding new ways to recycle plastic. From moms to corporate visionaries to municipalities and a whole bunch of small business owners, people are really getting how cool it is to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Some of the people blazing a green trail when it comes to recycling plastic are television… Continue Reading »

There is widespread prejudice against plastic, specifically that it is inherently bad for the environment. Makes sense, right? Plastics come from oil; oil is scarce; drilling for it and transporting it can lead to environmental degradation; and so on. But the truth is this: Plastics can be great for mother nature. How can that possibly… Continue Reading »