Custom injection molder D&M Plastics LLC of Burlington, Ill., has hit 2,000 consecutive days without a lost-time accident; Oregon company revamps bike safety helmets; and the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum rolling out a bobblehead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The actions in Ukraine today will impact long-term thinking about sustainability and circular plastics; the beer brand Coors Light will host a pop-up store in Brooklyn, N.Y.; and a 18th Century house in England is about to become home to a major carbon reduction project.
Let's be clear about something: People in Ukraine aren't thinking about what bags they're using right now or if they're drinking from reusable containers on the front lines.But in a sense, the actions in Ukraine today will impact long-term thinking about sustainability and circular plastics."Here…
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While it's too early to know exactly what the impact will be from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood says it will only add to issues related to inflation and the supply chain. "One thing I know, the uncertainty we're dealing with at the moment probably won't result in lower costs," he said.