Sentences with phrase «more plastic products»

«With more people living in and visiting the Arctic, more plastic products are being used.

More plastic products release estrogenic chemicals: A potential health problem that can be solved.

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Over time, as people became more and more aware of the effects commonly used products can have on the environment, plastic - happy clients who once cared mostly for cost and convenience morphed into savvy customers with real concerns about the impact polyethylene and other petroleum - based products have on the ecosystem.

Launched in 1973 as a plastic injection molder with six employees, Cascade Engineering has blossomed into a diversified manufacturer with 15 business units and a product line that includes waste containers, auto parts, and furniture components — and, more recently, wind turbines, solar panels, and affordable water filters for the developing world.

The company has tried removing artificial colours from some of its cheeses, and it's marketing new products like the P3 Protein Pack, which combines tiny cubes of meat, cheese, and nuts in a plastic container — apparently aimed at adults who crave Lunchables but are too ashamed to eat it without more mature branding.

This is a critical component in paints, dyes, and an additive to plastics, fiber products, and more.

What's more, though the machines can print complex shapes, the final product often isn't as good as a plastic part made with conventional technology.

While the rest of the industry is focused on delivering huge quantities of the exact same type of product, Commodore Plastics is more interested in helping solve its customers» problems.

From the drive to tackle the plastic polluting our oceans to making foods more on - the - go - friendly, innovations in product packaging and design have come a long way.

Our reusable plastic containers — the most comprehensive portfolio in the industry — improve product protection, lower costs and are more sustainable than single - use packaging.

«The US Composting Council supports and encourages the production and appropriate use of certified, compostable plastics to replace non compostable products, and that can help divert more food scraps to composting facilities,» said Al Rattie, Director of Market Development, US Composting Council.

To learn more about Polymer Solutions International, Inc.'s plastic pallets and how they can benefit your business, check out our product pages.

DuPont ™ Fusabond ® compatibilizer adjusts the attraction of mixed plastics to each other through a recycled packaging process, producing a more useful raw material for to manufacture other products.

Its range comprises more than 100,000 products, allowing customised and cost - efficient solutions for tool and mould - making as well as for the plastics processing industry.

UK supermarkets are using too much plastic packaging for food products and both retailers and packing manufacturers could do more, a new survey has concluded.

Plastic products used for packaging will eventually become less common as new technologies and growing industrialization are shifting to more advanced and sophisticated means of packaging.

Our specialty packaging and plastic clamshell containers are designed for products from donuts to rosettes to croissants and much more.

When it comes to food products, food packaging is very important as customers are more likely to buy foods that are attractively packaged in food packaging bags, plastic food packaging or chipboard food packaging than they would if the packaging is not designed well.

«Enfield Council is delighted with this road trial and hope we can use more of the product across the borough to help divert plastics from landfill and reduce the carbon footprint for road construction.»

The more we buy plastic products, the more plastic will be manufactured.

The law, aimed at keeping lead - filled merchandise away from children, mandates that all products sold for those age 12 and younger — including clothing — be tested for lead and phthalates, which are chemicals used to make plastics more pliable.

We delude ourselves into believing that meat is a product wrapped in plastic at the grocery store, but Zuckerberg (like Hemingway before him) wants to know the truth, wants to feel the truth, instead of paying someone to do it for him, even though he has more money than God.»

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says human exposure to BPA has dropped significantly in recent years, but some health and environmental groups believe more needs to be done to get BPA out of consumer products because a wide range of products — such as food storage containers, plastic tableware, and food packaging — are still manufactured with BPA.

The J - 2000 Jiffy Garment Steamer has more than 1,000 5 - star reviews on Amazon from users who say it's a much more high - quality product than plastic hand steamers.

One study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that plastic products advertised as BPA - free still leached chemicals with estrogenic activity — and some of these chemicals were even more potent than BPA.

But how to you know you're getting a real product, and not more of the plastic that you were trying to avoid?

Cloth pads are made from a variety of fabric options, both synthetic and natural, that are far more comfortable and breathable than rough paper and plastic products.

Its simple design also means it doesn't have the same sort of «comfort» adjustments as plastic high chairs, but parents considering this model are often more concerned about having a long - lasting wooden product than a plastic one.

It's the first time the federal government suggested we need to know more about BPA, a handy substance used to make plastic rigid and found in such products as plastic baby bottles, sippy cups, sports water bottles, dental sealants, cans of baby formula and bike helmets.

This product is, unlike the other products, made of hard plastic which makes it more durable.

My particular model sports a clean, white plastic seat covered by a gray foam cushion that is tastefully decorated with a modern and minimal design of lines and circles — something you'd expect to see more in an art gallery than on a baby product.

I wanted to focus on environmental issues like substituting conventional school cleaning products with more environmentally friendly options; introducing waste - free lunches; eliminating the throw - away styrofoam trays used in our lunchroom; replacing Sally Foster fundraisers with more eco-friendly options; and stopping the Cheap Plastic Crap giveaways used at school fundraisers.

Many products being sold as «real amber necklaces» are actually nothing more than colored plastic beads.

What's more, these products are free from the potentially harmful chemicals that some plastic trays may contain.

«The blocks could last for 500 years, the same span as plastic, making the Nelplast product more durable and environmentally suitable over concrete paving blocks» he added.

Erie County's ban on microbead plastics — believed to be the most comprehensive in the country — would result in the removal of more than 100 consumer products from retail stores.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED at the facility or through the mail Personal checks, nude personal photographs, musical greeting cards, oversized greeting cards, plastic - type cards, telephone calling cards, personal identification cards, sonograms (plastic x-ray type), Polaroid's (whole or altered), more than ten (10) photo - graphs, medicine, personal hygiene items such as deodorant, hair products, combs, brushes, toothpaste, tooth - brush, shampoo, soap, washcloths, towels, cosmetics, metal or wooden crosses, chains, neck - laces, medallions, rings, watches, brace - lets, stamps, writing paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, pantyhose, metal objects, plastic objects, glue substances, decals, stickers, artwork: beaded, painted, glued, stringed, etc., belts, food items, candy, cologne or perfume, cassette tapes, electrical items such as radios, tape players, televisions, lottery tickets, hair, tobacco products.

More than 100 personal care products, including facial scrubs and toothpaste, contain tiny pieces of plastic known as microbeads.

Plastic has been making its way into the waters of Erie County in the form of microbeads — tiny pollutants found in more than 100 personal care products.

Although President Bush did not say as much, the Department of Energy is also pursuing an even more ambitious outcome — a «biorefinery» that could make not only fuel but also plastics and other products currently derived from petroleum.

«This means that we need to prevent plastic from entering the oceans in the first place through better waste management, more reuse and recycling, better product design and material substitution.»

That said, a simple cost - benefit analysis does not correctly measure the environmental costs of dumping plastics or cutting down more trees for paper products.

PET carpet advocates brag that their products keep plastic soda and water bottles out of the landfill, but who knows how many of those sacrificed bottles could have lived on as more bottles instead of other end of the line products.

MORE THAN SKIN DEEP Some chemicals in products ranging from cosmetics to plastics used in neonatal intensive care units can seep into a person's body as readily through the skin as via breathing, new studies show.

This regime can be even more conducive for breeding resistance, as can low doses in animal feed or in agriculture — or in antibacterial products like plastics, household cleaners, soaps, and toothpaste, a more recent menace.

Advanced plastics could usher in lighter, cheaper, more energy - efficient product components, including those used in vehicles, LEDs and computers — if only they were better at dissipating heat.

This plastic can stand up to heat but also breaks down more naturally in the environment than petroleum - based products.

Each year, plastic manufacturers pump out more than 45 million metric tons of PET to make water bottles, salad domes, peanut butter jars, and other products — all of which sport a stamp with the number one inside a recycle symbol.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers have developed a catalyst that easily converts bio-based ethanol to a widely used industrial chemical, paving the way for more environmentally friendly, bio-based plastics and products.

In the same year, we also protected product markets by defeating or amending more than 130 flawed, hazard - based bills seeking to ban or restrict chemical or plastics products across 26 states and Puerto Rico.