Plymouth-based custom extrusions supplier Wisconsin Plastic Products Inc. has been acquired by Alpharetta, Georgia-based ...

This meant that products needed to break or be constantly replaced to fuel demand for more stuff. But plastic was too durable: its chemical structure makes it not just lightweight but also strong.

After the war, many people didn't trust plastic products, convinced from their experiences with cheap wartimes materials that they'd break, chip, melt or smell. But Earl Tupper and Brownie Wise ...