Click here to visit Bathroom to Bin – and enter the Sweepstakes for a chance to win $500! While most of us typically recycle plastics from the kitchen, plastics also are widely used in the bathroom—and many of these plastics can go from the bathroom to the recycling bin. Packaging for shampoo, conditioner, lotions, sunscreen, mouthwash, body wash, medicines and…
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Our lawns and gardens seem to be all about the “green” … We spend a lot of green on our lawns and gardens—nearly $30 billion a year. We grow a lot of greens—nearly a third of us grow food in our gardens. And many companies now make outdoor gardening products with recycled plastics—this contributes to…
Read More…For many of us, the holiday season is the happiest time of year—but it also can be the most wasteful. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generate approximately 25 percent more waste—an extra million tons—between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. But if you tread lightly on the earth during the year, you don’t…
Read More…Plastics Make it Possible® attended Dwell on Design 2012 in Los Angeles. Check out these photos of some of the innovative products featured at the show—made possible by plastics.
Read More…Plastics Make it Possible® traveled to Los Angeles this summer to attend Dwell on Design, a three-day exhibition of modern design showcasing a wide variety of products for the home, outdoor living, and family fun—with a focus on innovative materials that “set new boundaries in sustainability, durability, performance, cost, and technology.” This year’s show demonstrated…
Read More…The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation celebrate revolutionary achievements in consumer product packaging, with a focus on innovation and sustainability, as well as cost and waste reduction. Many of the 2012 winners used plastics to design packaging that allows us to do more … with less. The winners use less material, create less waste, weigh…
Read More…SANGRIA POPSICLES Makes 12-24 popsicles depending on the size of the cup or mold 1 bottle white wine (you can use what you like- even Rose is good) 3 cups white grape juice 2 cups fresh fruit of any combination (I used strawberries, cherries, and green grapes) 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons orange juice Small plastic cups…
Read More…In the past, popsicles were just for the kids. Not anymore! Popsicles today are as diverse as the many flavors you can use to create them. I got on a popsicle kick last summer and started making my own. Now, a year later, I am completely obsessed with these frosty concoctions and have lots of new ideas for fruity and creamy…
Read More…Grilling out tonight? Entertaining on the patio? Stick with shatter-resistant plastic ware and worry no more about breaking a fragile wine glass or ceramic plate. Today there are myriad plastic cooking tools, plates, cups, serving dishes, and cutlery that can help make outdoor entertaining easier, beautiful—and worry free. Here are a few ideas to get…
Read More…Celebrities Compete for $25,000 Toward Their Favorite Charities This summer, Plastics Make it Possible® is teaming up with the nationally-syndicated talk show LIVE! with Kelly—featuring Emmy Award-winning host Kelly Ripa—to turn up the heat this summer with LIVE’s “Grilling with the Stars” cooking competition. The LIVE! with Kelly “Grilling with the Stars” set up will…
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