Plastic Suppliers, Inc. was awarded the U.S. 7,713,601 B2 patent for "Polylactic Acid Shrink Films and Methods of Casting Same." The receipt of this patent validates Plastic Suppliers' as the only true manufacturer of a bio-based shrink sleeve label film.

Plastic Suppliers, Inc. was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,615,183 B2 for "Polylactic Acid Blown Film and Method of Manufacturing." The receipt of this patent validates the viability of their blown manufacturing process and their bio-based family of products branded as EarthFirst.

At Plastic Suppliers we celebrate Earth Day everyday by manufacturing EarthFirst films! In the spirit of Earth Day, Plastic Suppliers will take 5% off the product price on all orders for blown EarthFirst packaging films placed during the week of April 19th, ending April 23rd, 2010. All orders must ship no later than May 21st.

Plastic Suppliers, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of their new company web site. This new site www.plasticsuppliers.com was designed to consolidate their United States and European efforts into one concise web presence. The consolidation gives visitors a more tailored experience while navigating the many product offerings from both Plastic Suppliers and their wholly owned subsidiary Sidaplax v.o.f.

ConAgra will be transitioning a number of their tamper band inclusive products over to R*PLA. This will lower their carbon footprint and will prevent tons of shrink film from remaining indefinitely in a landfill, because even if EarthFirst goes to a landfill, it retains its' compostability ensuring that in the future it can be composted!