If you found yourself stranded on a planet all by yourself, what would you need to survive until you were rescued? Food, of course, enough to keep your body functioning. Water, because being an astronaut is thirsty work. Oxygen. Shelter. …
Every August, we celebrate Container & Packaging Supply Canning Month. This is the time of year when the harvest comes on, when peaches, tomatoes, green beans, and everything else ripen. It is a great time to enjoy the fresh produce, …
Welcome to our monthly advice column! It is written by yours truly, Amber Boston, but call me A.B. Each month, I sift through the piles of letters I receive and pick out just one lucky writer. Then I offer my …
Every couple of years, I get infected with a fever. I call it “Olympic Fever.” It is a really terrible sickness, with symptoms including the inability to tear myself away from the television for more than the basic necessities of …
I want to tell you a story. This story happened to an ordinary guy. So ordinary, he could have been you. And this is the tale of how a plain, simple plastic Boston round bottle saved this guy’s life. You …
Any child of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s remembers waking up on Saturday mornings and eating overly sugared cereal in front of the TV. Those were the days… Saturday morning cartoons may be gone, but we can still reminisce …
Do you have pets? Cats, dogs, hamsters, fish? If you do, you know how awesome it is to snuggle your kitty or play with your puppy. They each have their own personalities. Even our fish has an attitude; he doesn’t …
Are you afraid of ghosts? With the new Ghostbusters movie coming to theaters this weekend, what better way to celebrate than to make our very own slime? That’s right, we’re going to make goopy, sticky, slimy green gunk! We won’t …
Amber Boston here. I know it’s been a while since I infiltrated that elusive company, Container & Packaging Supply. See, after my identity was stolen by an amber Boston round bottle, I’ve been laying low. And I haven’t really …
Have you ever looked at how much packaging you throw away every day? Even if you’re recycling your empty plastic yogurt containers, cereal boxes, and ketchup bottles, it still adds up really fast. You certainly feel better putting those empty …
The Fourth of July is just about here! This date is our country’s birthday, when we commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It is a day filled with parades, barbecues, and fireworks. Along with those activities always comes …
Father’s Day is coming up! This year, celebrate the fathers in your life with sauce bottles. Dads are pretty amazing people, and they deserve some special attention this weekend. Fathers, whether married, single, working, stay-at-home, uncles, or father figures, have …
What tiny insect evolved over 60 million years ago, and now has an estimated 22,000 species on the planet now? Which insect is found on nearly every landmass except Antarctica and a few (lucky) islands? Which insect can cause me …
You’ve heard the old saying, “Good things come in small packages,” right? While this may be the case for diamond rings and gourmet chocolates, it isn’t true of everything. Sometimes, bigger really is better. Like bigger boxes of gourmet chocolates. …
Parents, are you getting ready to cut the apron strings? Is your firstborn (or second-, third-, or fourth-born) child getting ready to leave the nest? When your children move out on their own, whether heading for college or life in …
At some point in the lives of nearly all children, they decide that dinosaurs are the coolest things EVER. To be honest, they’re right. Dinosaurs are pretty incredible. Enormous beasts that ruled the earth, then suddenly went extinct and left …
Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Every May, we celebrate those wonderful, amazing women in our lives. Moms, whether they work outside of the home or work in the home, whether they have one child or eight or who …
Zombies are everywhere. They’re in our books, on our TVs, and our computer screens. Is the zombie apocalypse coming? I’m not sure. But if it does come, you can prepare yourself a little bit better by getting some high quality …
Glass. You find it everywhere. It’s used for containers, windows, eyeglasses, phones, insulation, and other amazing applications. It comes in countless different colors, like flint, black, red, amber, and more. Did you also know that there are ways to …
Here’s a riddle for you: This plastic is normal, ordinary, unaltered, and untouched. It enjoys being outside in the wilderness, roughing it with the wildlife. This plastic munches on organic granola, and doesn’t dye its hair or wear makeup. It’s …