Waste less food on summer road trips

Summer is peak season for road trips, which usually include plenty of snacks and beverages. But nobody wants to end the trip with spoiled food and heaps of waste. To help protect your food and the environment, Plastics Make it Possible^® (plasticsmakeitpossible.com) offers tips on how plastics can help reduce both food waste and packaging waste during long road trips.

"Summer road trips don't have to include soggy sandwiches and excessive waste," says Steve Russell, vice president of plastics for the American Chemistry Council, which sponsors the Plastics Make it Possible^® initiative. "Lightweight plastics can help prevent a lot of food waste and reduce packaging waste, so you can bring along fresh and healthful foods while leaving a lighter environmental footprint."