Contacts In Education

BYU - School of Technology
Dr. Brent Strong   (801) 378 - 7878
          strongb@byu.edu
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Gordon Young   (801) 957 - 4146
          younggw@slcc.edu
Larry Kruger    (801) 957 - 4120
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH -  Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Charles Thomas (801) 585 - 6939
          cthomas@eng.utah.edu
UTAH STATE - Mechanical Engineering
Thom Fronk     435-797-3893
          thfronk@mae.usu.edu
WEBER STATE -  Manufacturing Engineering and Technology
Roy D. Thornock   (801) 626 - 6920
          rthornock@weber.edu

The history of plastic goes back more than 100 years? The first plastic, actually cellulose nitrate, was introduced as a replacement for ivory in billiard balls.
What distinguishes plastic from other materials is its seemingly endless ability to be molded, shaped, modified or diversified to meet society's demands? For food packaging, this may mean keeping moisture out, carbonation in, or withstanding high temperatures. Virtually all plastic bottles resist breakage, which means fewer losses during shipment and lower prices for consumers.
The use of plastic bottles reduces

Plastic comes from nature? It is a by-product of petroleum. There are about 50 different varieties of plastic.
The experts at the Society of Plastics Engineers point out that plastic bottles and other packages help preserve our food.
In the U.S., plastics account for only three percent of our energy consumption? Plastic bottles gain popularity over heavier packaging because plastics require less energy to convert from raw material and their light weight saves fuel costs required to transport products.

waste? Americans have the best food delivery system in the world, waste less food than most other industrialized nations, and spend a smaller portion of their incomes at the grocery store. --
North American Precis Syndicate, Inc.