PPC Flexible Packaging LLC has made its sixth acquisition in three years, this time buying Custom Poly Bag Inc. for an undisclosed price. PPC of Buffalo Grove, Ill., does flexographic printing and ...

A Canadian grocery store has come up with a unique plan to help its customers reduce their eco-footprint. With single-use plastic bags being a known contributor to environmental problems, the East ...

After Pennsylvania passed legislation to bar townships from enacting plastic bag bans, a Centre County company got the brunt of some statewide criticism. Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Benner ...

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–American shoppers use an estimated 102 billion plastic shopping bags each year — more than 500 per consumer. Named by Guinness World Records as “the most ubiquitous consumer item in the world,” the ...

While a lot of plastic can be recycled, most of it never makes its way to the recycling bin — instead it ends up in landfills that pollute our waterways. The levels of plastic pollution in our oceans ...

Campaigners say these bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. According to one eye-popping estimate, a ...