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PLASTICS Marine Debris Statement
/article/plastics-marine-debris-statementThe health of our oceans and waterways is critically important to the well-being of the global community. The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) believes uncollected plastics do not belong in the marine environment. Plastics offer many sustainability advantages that can significantly reduce... -
The FLiP Files: Max Preston
/article/flip-files-max-prestonThe FLiP Files is a blog series spotlighting young professionals who are active in PLASTICS' Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP), a group for plastics professionals under the age of 40. For this FLiP File, we spoke to Max Preston, director of marketing and sales at Smart Attend, Inc. Smart... -
PERCspective CBO Projects Excess Demand in U.S. Economy in 2018 & 2019
/article/percspective-cbo-projects-excess-demand-us-economy-2018-2019The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) budget and economic outlook for 2018 to 2028 paints a rosy picture of the U.S. economy this and next year. After months of delay in releasing its annual budget and economic report to incorporate the effects of major legislations specifically the federal tax... -
#BetterWorldOnEarthDay Twitter Chat
/article/join-our-better-world-on-earth-day-twitter-chatPLASTICS hosted #BetterWorldOnEarthDay, a pre-Earth Day Twitter chat with experts in sustainability, including Heather Caliendo of Plastics Technology, Jeff Wooster of Dow Chemical, Kim Holmes of PLASTICS, Envision Plastics and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. During the chat, PLASTICS posed... -
February Producer Prices Show Strong Economic Fundamentals
/article/february-producer-prices-show-strong-economic-fundamentalsFebruary’s headline producer price index (PPI), which measures the change in prices at the wholesale or producer level, increased 0.2 percent in February according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. Core PPI, however, advanced higher than headline at 0.4 percent. From February... -
FLiP File: Kate Hand
/article/flip-file-kate-handThe FLiP Files: Kate Hand The FLiP Files is a blog series spotlighting young professionals who are active in PLASTICS' Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP), a group for plastics professionals under the age of 40. For this FLiP File, we spoke to Kate Hand, director of editorial operations at Gardner...
