Sustainability should be far more than a buzzword. When businesses focus on sustainability, everybody wins. Consumers feel better about shopping from businesses that match their values, businesses see profit increases from building a sustainable brand, and our environment becomes cleaner...
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Fast Furniture and Why It’s a Problem
“Fast fashion” is a major part of sustainability discussions, but we believe that “fast furniture” should be, too! Unthinkable numbers of large furniture pieces are thrown into landfills every single year. A recent EPA estimate is that 9 million tons...
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Lithium Batteries Are Causing Fires at Recycling Plants. Are They Really Environmentally Friendly?
As a company that prides itself on being environmentally friendly, we pay a lot of attention to news coming out of the recycling world. One of the issues that recycling facilities are dealing with today is the fire risk posed...
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What Happens to Your Plastic If It’s Not Recycled?
Plastic is one of the most popular materials on the planet. And while it was initially invented with good intentions because of its many benefits - such as its’ light weight, durability, and resistance to water - the production and...
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Holding Producers Responsible for Their Products & Packaging
Plastic waste is a huge problem across the world and is largely responsible for the pollution of natural environments and the spread and ingestion of microplastics in virtually every corner of the globe. So many products that we use...
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What Is Food Grade Plastic?
While you might refer to plastic as if it were only one kind of material, plastics can vary greatly and serve different purposes. For example, some plastics are more flexible and lightweight, such as those used for plastic bags, while...
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Purchasing American-Made Products Also Good for the Environment
When it comes to being a sustainable brand, it’s not just about how your products are made but where they are made as well. At Polly Products, in addition to our outdoor furniture and recreational products being made of recycled...
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All Plastics Are Not Created Equal
The development of plastics may have been revolutionary back in the mid-century, but now they are a revolting problem. Plastics were initially more of a boon than a bane because they were lightweight, long-lasting, and durable, which was a much...
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Plastic Pollution: How It Affects our Environment and Health
Plastic waste and the pollution that results from the use of plastics is extremely damaging to both the planet and to humans. Every year, nearly 300 million tons of plastic waste is produced on a global scale. And in the...
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Is Recycling a Fraud?
Is Recycling A Fraud, by Chaz Miller, Waste 360 Over the last few years, recycling has been subject to a barrage of bad press. First it was the bad markets caused largely by the Chinese decision to ban the imports...
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