Other types of steel banding and steel strapping are painted and waxed, or available with a solvent-based zinc epoxy that provides greater corrosion protection than water-based paints. Polyester ...

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A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell ...

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You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

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In little more than a century, plastic has gone from being hailed as a scientific wonder to being reviled as an environmental scourge. It was in 1907 that the first modern plastic, bakelite ...

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Open strapping seals are for use with steel strapping or poly strapping and are one of the most common types of strapping buckles. They maintain strap alignment prior to tensioning the strap and are ...