For everyone from consumers to hospitals, retailers, automotive suppliers, food services and more, plastic packaging serves a variety of needs, offering convenience, durability and the ability to adapt to myriad shapes and sizes. It may sometimes get a bad rap but plastic has some significant advantages over other types of…

With a growing trend toward more health conscious consumers, plastics have come under fire for their role in contributing not only to environmental hazards but to health issues as well. Consumers have been advised to skip plastics entirely for fear of chemical contamination and switch to containers like glass instead.…