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Mike Tolinski is the author of Plastics and Sustainability, published in Oct. 2011 by Wiley-Scrivener, and he is Contributing Editor for Plastics Engineering magazine from the Society of Plastics Engineers in the USA. His views have been shaped by his engineering, university, and journalism experience in the plastics and manufacturing industries over the past 21 years.

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BPA: It Won’t Go Away

Has been published Wednesday, May 2, 2012

(And by “It” in the above headline, I mean both the chemical for plastics and the debate about it...)   One reviewer of my recent book on plastics and sustainability wanted me to have covered more about issues with... find more
Categories: sustainable plastics, bpa,   Tags: bpa, polycarbonate, epoxy, copolyester,   Author: Mike Tolinski

Polystyrene: A Rollercoaster Ride of Good & Bad News

Has been published Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Followers of polystyrene-related news lately have been taken on a rollercoaster ride of positive- and negative-sounding reports (by comparison, the resin’s pricing trends seem relatively stable). First some bad news:   Toxicity?:... find more
Categories: sustainable plastics, polystyrene,   Tags: polystyrene, recycling, foam,   Author: Mike Tolinski

Avoid “Mindless” Production

Has been published Wednesday, April 18, 2012

At April’s NPE show in Florida, it was impressive to see how giant, working production lines could fit into limited floor space. Blown-film lines three-stories high come to mind as good examples. But I had another impression... find more
Categories: sustainable packaging, process energy savings, green marketing,   Tags: energy savings, automation,   Author: Mike Tolinski

Recycling: Practicing What We Preach? 2

Has been published Tuesday, April 10, 2012

After last week’s giant NPE show in Florida, a poster at the LinkedIn.com® discussion group called “Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.” made an interesting point unrelated to the overwhelming sights and sounds... find more
Categories: recycling, sustainable plastics,   Tags: recycling, recycled plastics,   Author: Mike Tolinski

Humanizing Recycling

Has been published Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The focus of recycling discussions within industry usually concerns technology or economics, but there’s a human-behavior side that must always be taken into account (and this is where the sales and marketing people usually can... find more
Categories: recycling, green packaging, green marketing,   Tags: recycling, recycled plastics, pet,   Author: Mike Tolinski

You can make bioplastics from... (part 4)

Has been published Wednesday, March 21, 2012

By now it’s starting to seem that with the right process, you can make bio-based chemicals and polymers from nearly any kind of organic material: food crops, agricultural waste (and other plant biomass), or even animal products... find more
Categories: bioplastics, pha, pla, sustainable plastics,   Tags: bio-based plastics, bioplastics, biopolymers, ethanol, acrylic acid, lignocellulosic,   Author: Mike Tolinski
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