SFGate

Shrink wrap plastic now covers more than boats

Armed with mega heat guns, a small group gathered on a chilly morning taking aim not at the cold but at thick plastic sheeting draped over a small mountain of construction pipe. Guns blazing, they ...
Symmetry Magazine

Shrink wrap

If you buy a Butterball turkey this Thanksgiving, you have particle accelerators to thank for its freshness. For decades now the food industry has used particle accelerators to produce the sturdy, ...

Mainers are switching to biodegradable boat wrap. But is it too good to be true?

The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use shrink wrap, claims the material breaks down in less than 5 years.
Couriermail

Woolworths shopper shares ‘strange’ picture of milk bottles wrapped in plastic

The Melbourne man captured the image recently at a Woolies store at the Pacific Epping centre. He shared it on the Woolworths Facebook page, and asked the supermarket to explain why it was using heat ...
Portland Press Herald

Shrink wrap may protect Maine boats, but it can harm the environment

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...
Gold Coast Sun

Woolworths shopper shares ‘strange’ picture of milk bottles wrapped in plastic

The Melbourne man captured the image recently at a Woolies store at the Pacific Epping centre. He shared it on the Woolworths Facebook page, and asked the supermarket to explain why it was using heat ...