Addicted to Plastics...

...Who isn't? Like most things, an addiction can be both good and bad and there is a very fine line between the two. Robert Palmer, for example, was Addicted to Love and most people probably found that to be ok(even if the video was just a little creepy). And I think many of our customers and end-users might have a healthy addiction to Printing on Plastic once they truly discover all the benefits - be it durability, printing quality and vibrancy or even the uniqueness that it can lend to one's marketing campaign.

But the title of this post is more focused on the negative connotations. I recently watched a documentary, with the same title (trailer attached), and have a couple of interesting, random tidbits that I thought worth sharing.

But it doesn't have to be all bad - if you'd like to learn more and have a open discussion with the ways that Transilwrap is addressing responsible solutions, please contact us and we'd be happy to show you the "Green" presentation that we've been developing.

Point #1 - The U.N. claims that there are 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of the ocean.

Point #2 - In 1979, the U.S. produced more plastic than steel for the 1st time.

Point #3 - 10% of the oceans plastic comes from resin pellets. These pellets are often mistaken for fish eggs which get eaten by fish and those fish get eaten by bigger fish all the way until those fish end up on your plate at the very expensive birthday dinner you are at.

Point #4 - Those great looking recycling symbols that you see on every bottle....find out what they really mean by contacting us.

Point #5 - Denmark has the best record for recycling - with over 90% of plastic bottles being recovered. Why? Because they placed a cash value incentive on recycling.

Point #6 - How long has the notion of "green" been around? Even though its only really been in our lexicon for a few years, there has always been a few people a bit ahead of the curve. Take Henry Ford, for example, who built a soy bean car in 1941. How's that for innovation since everything else was likely rationed for the war effort.