6 Benefits of Using Sustainable Packaging

Efforts from businesses to go greener and more eco-friendly have been on the rise lately as models start to forecast an increase in demand for sustainable products and packaging. Consumers have become more aware of the effect fossil fuels can have on the environment and it shows in recent purchase patterns. When businesses take a … Read more

Bio-PE and PCR: What’s the Difference?

Top Tubes is now offering eco-friendly sustainable packing products to help lower their carbon footprint. Repurposing existing plastics uses fewer fossil fuels and energy, overall saving the environment from excess pollution and wasted resources. Our teams at Top Tubes are dedicated to our customer’s wants and needs by giving them the option to go green … Read more

How Are Plastic Toothpaste Tubes Made?

The first toothpaste tubes were made of tin and lead and remained so until there was a metal shortage during World War II. During the war, tin and lead was reserved for the military and production on toothpaste turned to aluminum and plastic. Though, it was found that some of the ingredients in the toothpaste … Read more

How Plastic Tubes Are Made

Plastic tubing is used in just about every industry you can think of including cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical. The process of making plastic tubes is called extrusion which is a process that takes raw hard plastic and melts it into a liquid. The melted plastic is then is formed into a solid shape through a … Read more

Top Tubes