News & Resources

March 20, 2020

HSMG® donates 10,000 masks to New York state for COVID-19

In response to the shortage of personal protective equipment front-line responders are facing while fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, HSMG® donated 10,000 masks to the State of New York ... Read more

March 04, 2020

How Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades

Every human on Earth is ingesting nearly 2,000 particles of plastic a week. These tiny pieces enter our unwitting bodies from tap water, food, and even the air, according to an alarming academic study sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature ... Read more

February 24, 2020

Federal bill seeks to make companies responsible for plastic waste

The legislation, to be introduced Tuesday, has little chance of becoming a law, but the effort shows the increased influence of environmental groups in taking on recycling issues ... Read more

February 24, 2020

Heineken ditches plastic rings and shrink wrap in eco makeover

Heineken is ditching single-use plastic rings and shrink wrap from millions of multipack cans and replacing them with eco-friendly cardboard ... Read more

February 24, 2020

There’s a paper bag shortage – and New York’s plastic bag ban will make it worse, expert warns

The state of New York made a “monstrous mistake” assuming there would be enough paper bags to replace soon-to-be-banned single-use plastic bags, said an industry expert ... Read more

February 24, 2020

Montreal to ban all plastic bags in 2020: mayor

The City of Montreal is moving to ban all plastic bags by the end of 2020. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante tasked the city’s director-general with amending the current bylaw, which bans the distribution of lightweight plastic bags ... Read more