Polyethylene can be used in more than just pallets. Piping, for instance, has a tremendous amount of uses and there are many different types of it. Today, we ...

How Expanded Polystyrene Products are Made Expanded polystyrene products, otherwise known as packing foam, can come in a variety of shapes and sizes ...

Aluminum- The famous silverish-white metal, a.k.a element number 13 on the periodic table. We all know it. We all love it- our earth’s most abundant metal. ...

Wooden barrels have been used for as long as we can remember because they are easy to move. If they are too heavy to lift, they can be rolled. Machinery today ...

What is lightweight but strong, corrosion and crack-resistant, and costly yet cost-effective? The most abundant metallic element in the world- ALUMINUM! ...

Remember our recent post on that special type of plastic, polypropylene? Well, we have a new term for you this week- polyethylene (PE). Although the two may ...

What is Aluminum? Aluminum is that light, silvery-gray metal we all know so well. Yes, the famous chemical element of atomic number 13- Earth’s most ...

As you may have learned from some of our recent posts, plastic is not just any old plastic. There are several different types of plastics- all with their own ...

Are you considering starting to recycle because you care about the environment? Or do you recycle, but still wonder what happens to your recyclables after you ...

Moulded pulp sounds like an uncommon name, but there’s a good chance that every household contains an item or two made out of it. But what exactly is ...

Wood You Believe It? Turning a tree into wood ready for construction may seem like it would be complex, but it’s actually a very simple process. Thank ...

What are Polyamides? Ok, we have been throwing a lot of different plastic names at you over the last few weeks. We will make this one simple for you. This ...