Food Drive Pie Toss in Back!
The pie toss is back for our Food and Toy Drive this year but we are putting FOUR new people on the firing line. Who??? Watch the VIDEO and find out!! We need 5000 points to get them all! $1 = 1 point 1 food/toy item = 1 point Donations can be made at...
The Redco “Pet Potty” System
More and more people are moving into more dense living spaces, such as high rises. These people don’t want to give up their pets of course, but where does your dog go to the bathroom in an urban environment? One solution has been the “pet potty”...
Product Spotlight: Bushings and Bearings
Bushings and bearings – most industries need them and in many applications plastic is superior to materials such as bronze or babbit. If you’re interest in how a switch to plastic bearings could help you, please contact us, but there are a few plastics...
Redco Kiln Wheel Bushings
Redco™ Kiln Wheel bushings are an essential component to sawmills that have large dry kilns. These plastic bushings enable the carts to run freely through the mills and we supply the bushings in three grades: Redco™ Blue kiln wheel bushings: Standard Redco™ blue nylon...
New FDA Food Safety Rules
The U.S. FDA is putting the finishing touches on some major rule changes and the rest of the world needs to take note (read more here). Why? Because these rules do not only affect domestic food but imports as well which must now be held to the same FDA standards. The...
We Struck Gold at the 2015 IAPD Convention
Redwood Plastics was the proud recipient of two prestigious awards; the Gold Education Circle of Champions Award and the Gold Marketing Excellence Award at the 59th Annual International Association of Plastics Distribution Convention in San Diego. Gold Award...
Amorphous vs. Semi-Crystalline Thermoplastics
If your interest in plastic extends beyond your application at hand and you start to dig the chemical makeup and processes to make plastic you may come across the terms “amorphous” and “semi-crystalline” thermoplastics. Literature from...
Plastics & The Environment: The Truth
Negative news about plastics is everywhere. Any online search on the topic inevitably leads to news about plastic bag bans, micro-beads polluting water ways, and images of disadvantages people digging through third-world landfills. While plastic pollution is a...
Case Study: Marine Fendering
Recently Redwood Plastics was approached by a large California-based construction contractor for assistance with a marine fendering project involving an electromagnetic detector array. The application had called for Redco HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) however, lead...