Polytainers, Lee's Summit

We are thrilled to see the progress of our Team Members’ new gardens! It all started in celebration of #earthday when our Team Members sowed vegetable and flower seeds in their Polytainer containers made from our own post industrial waste. Now they have rich, flourishing gardens! #earthday2020 #greenthumb #sustainability

Our Polytainers Team Members continue to demonstrate the Polytainers values: CUSTOMER FIRST, DO WHAT'S RIGHT, COMMIT TO RESULTS, INNOVATE FOR SUCCESS, and WIN THROUGH TEAMWORK! Congratulations to Ward Shreve (Lee's Summit) and Harpal Sachdeva (Toronto) for winning the June 2020 Polytainers Spotlight Award!

Each month Polytainers recognizes Team Members who go above and beyond in demonstrating and living our values of CUSTOMER FIRST, DO WHAT’S RIGHT, COMMIT TO RESULTS, INNOVATE FOR EXCELLENCE, PARTNER FOR SUCCESS, and WIN THROUGH TEAMWORK. Congratulations to our May 2020 Spotlight Nominees: Mike To, Yung Ly, Mirjana Suric, Natalie Herman, Evangeline Ip, Ian Pound, Tucker Whitworth, and Debbie Williams.

Thank you KCTV5 News Kansas City for highlighting an essential manufacturing partner to the food industry. We are so proud of all the hard work our team is doing during this time! Click the link below to hear more about what role Polytainers is playing to support our communities during this time and about the opportunities to join our team. We will get through this together! uscareers.polytainersinc.com https://www.kctv5.com//video_cc113a76-170c-52bb-b1fd-f2afc

We're hiring! Attention all job seekers; Polytainers is an essential partner with the Food Manufacturing industry and we will continue to operate to help those who provide food to communities in Canada and the U.S. We are a growing company and due to the increased demand at this time, we are ramping up our efforts to hire permanent as well as temporary team members to ensure things keep running effectively. If you are looking for an opportunity to join our team, please apply or refer a friend today. USCAREERS.POLYTAINERSINC.COM

Polytainers is pleased to announce that we have signed The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Recycling Demand Champions Commitment! Members of the Recycling Demand Champion Program recognize: Consistent, reliable demand for recycled plastic is critical for recycling to be mature, vibrant, and sustainable. ... A strong demand-pull for recycled plastics is needed to ensure not only the maintenance of but also the building of a more robust recycling supply chain. Demand Champions look for their efforts to: Strengthen and increase domestic demand for residential mixed plastics. Help prevent ocean plastics by stimulating strong North American markets. Boost a circular economy for plastic packaging.

February is Black History month and a time to remember and celebrate the many accomplishments of African Americans in every area of endeavor throughout history. We are highlighting 3 African American manufacturers who paved the way for African Americans in this field. Pictured below are George Washington Carver, Madame CJ Walker and Charles Richard Patterson. Click on their photo for more information about these accomplished pioneers in manufacturing.

Check out these awesome commemorative cups our team created to celebrate the Superbowl! Happy Red Friday, Go Chiefs!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours!

This week we celebrate a valued member of our printing department on 25 years of service. Sharon is reliable, caring and hardworking. We are lucky to have her as part of the Polytainers Team.

This week we showed our thanks to our employees by giving everyone a turkey and a little something extra in their accounts for the fixings. We donated turkeys to Hope House, Coldwater of Lee's Summit and Woods Chapel Church food pantry and today we take with our family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Plastics can be efficient, functional and highly valuable resources. Professor Kim Ragaert offers an alternative view to the plastics discussion with her TedTalk Plastics Rehab. View here: https://bit.ly/33cR3sI ... #KeepingYouInformed #PlasticsRehab #Sustainability