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Close-up of women's hands tearing off a sustainable biodegradable plastic bag that adheres to ASTM D6954-24.
ANSI | Plastics

ASTM D6954-24: Plastic Biodegradability

ByAlexandra Schirn March 25, 2024June 4, 2025

Using oxo-biodegradable technology can prevent future contributions to the accumulation of plastic waste that has escaped into the environment. Oxo-biodegradable plastic serves as a solution…

Basic polymers used in plastic like resin that adhere to ISO 1043-1:2011.
ANSI | Plastics

ISO 1043-1:2011—Abbreviated Terms for Plastics

ByAlexandra Schirn May 22, 2023June 4, 2025

As early as the 1600’s, plastic was used as a term to relate to something that could be easily molded or shaped. It is derived…

Thermoplastic melting test adhering to ASTM D1238-23.
ANSI | Plastics

ASTM D1238-23: Melt Flow Rates Of Thermoplastics

ByAlexandra Schirn March 27, 2023June 4, 2025

We use products made from thermoplastics every day. Drinking bottles, food storage containers, sports equipment, toys, plastic grocery bags, and shampoo bottles are all made…

Process of PET plastic bottling on bottle blowing machine pre-heat process adhering to ANSI/PLASTICS B151.31-2014 (R2020).
ANSI | Plastics

ANSI/PLASTICS B151.31-2014 (R2020): Blow Molding Machines

ByAlexandra Schirn March 21, 2023June 4, 2025

Do you know how plastic water bottles are created? Well, since the 1970s, stretch blow molding has been used for creating preforms of plastic bottles…

A green injection molding machine using robots kept safe by ANSI/PLASTICS B151.27-2021 safety requirements.
ANSI | Plastics

ANSI/PLASTICS B151.27-2021: Robot / Injection Molding Machine Safety Requirements

ByBrad Kelechava May 3, 2021June 4, 2025

The systems covered by an American National Standard, ANSI/PLASTICS B151.27-2021: Safety Requirements For Robot / Injection Molding Machine Systems, enhance the efficiency of injection molding…

Plastic bottles with ASTM D7611-19 Resin Identification Codes
ANSI | Plastics

ASTM D7611-20: Change to Resin Identification Code Standard

ByBrad Kelechava March 6, 2020June 5, 2025

Symbols hold prominence from their ubiquity. Due to this, markings can become as recognizable as the letter “a.” One such symbol is visible to anyone…

Chunky yellow plastics tested to ISO 1183-1:2019 for density
ANSI | Plastics

ISO 1183-1:2019 – Methods for Non-cellular Plastic Density

ByBrad Kelechava June 3, 2019June 5, 2025

While the word density has been attached to an assortment of meanings, including closely compacted substances, a measure of  information on a storage medium (areal…

Close up of green plastic bottle with Resin Identification Code (RIC) under ASTM D7611-18
ANSI | Plastics

Resin Identification Codes (RICs), as Specified by ASTM D7611

ByBrad Kelechava February 21, 2019June 5, 2025

In hope of satiating their environmentally-conscious guilt, many consumers look for markings on plastic products to determine if their items can be discarded in the…

Earth Day 2018 Standards ISO ANSI
ANSI | Environmental Management | Plastics

Earth Day 2018: How Standards Enable Manufacturers and Consumers to Control Plastic Usage

ByBrad Kelechava April 20, 2018May 29, 2025

Every April 22, over 1 billion people in 192 countries participate in the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. This is Earth Day,…

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