ASTM D6400-23: Compostable Plastics Labeling
At an industrial composting facility, towering piles of organic material generate heat as billions of microorganisms go to work. Food scraps, yard waste, and compostable…
Health Effects of Microplastics: What the Science Says
Tiny plastic particles, known as microplastics, have been found throughout the human body—including the brain, blood, lungs, liver and even lower limb joints. In fact,…
ASTM D6954-24: Plastic Biodegradability
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…
ISO 1043-1:2011—Abbreviated Terms for Plastics
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…
ASTM D1238-23: Melt Flow Rates Of Thermoplastics
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…
ANSI/PLASTICS B151.31-2014 (R2020): Blow Molding Machines
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…
ANSI/PLASTICS B151.27-2021: Robot / Injection Molding Machine Safety Requirements
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…
ASTM D7611-20: Change to Resin Identification Code Standard
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…
ISO 1183-1:2019 – Methods for Non-cellular Plastic Density
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…