It's time for Women Breaking the Mold, Plastics News annual honors for women making a difference in the industry. You can find links to all 50 profiles here: plasticsnews.com/women-breaking…

Dear @updogbike: Women bike too. We even have rooms of bikes and tools.

Also today in Kickstart: Pumpkin spice trash bags? plasticsnews.com/kickstart/pump…

Auto show vibe …

Also today in Kickstart: Far from the Detroit auto show and UAW negotiations there's this bit of news: The Cozy Coupe is a finalist for the toy hall of fame. plasticsnews.com/kickstart/fewe…

In Kentucky, KraussMaffeiOfficial is working with a farm with roots to a former enslaved woman post-Civil War that is finding new uses for hemp and new opportunities in agriculture. Catherine Kavanaugh has the story. plasticsnews.com/news/brightma-…

Someone want to run those numbers again? crainsdetroit.com/transportation…

Today in Kickstart: You may have heard something about a college football team in Colorado. The latest product collaboration features plastics. plasticsnews.com/kickstart/colo…

Hey Jackie Garris you better dispose of your drinks properly tomorrow.

There were so many great comments and topics at Plastics News Women Breaking the Mold event. In today's Kickstart, I tried to touch on a few of them. (More to come in print.) plasticsnews.com/kickstart/wome…

Feats of strength!

The things you notice when you write about the plastics industry even while on vacation.

It's been six years since the last NPE, and a lot of things have changed. I visited Orlando earlier this year for a series of videos on what to expect at NPE2024. (They're free to view, you can find links to them all here.) plasticsnews.com/video/npe2024-…

Thanks to Commercial Plastics Recycling for letting me visit!

Today's Kickstart includes an item on a plastic duck that went traveling after a rubber duck race. What I didn't have room for was this reaction in a news story by a kid whose friend said the race was going "very, very bad." plasticsnews.com/kickstart/sust…

What does it take to be one of the Best Places to Work in the plastics industry? To begin with, a sustained focus on employees' needs. Jordan Vitick profiles the top companies of 2024. plasticsnews.com/viewpoint/best…

In case you were wondering what it looks like inside the NPE: The Plastics Show halls during move-in days.

Today in Kickstart: D-Day and an early flexible plastic. plasticsnews.com/kickstart/d-da…

The plastics industry has lost a titan. plasticsnews.com/news/husky-fou…

How to level up Halloween. With pvc pipe.