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CPSU: Bottleology, Plasticology, and Terminology
Click on the different "hot spots" of the image below to get information and navigation tips on what the various functions of the website are and how to use them.
Bread Crumb Links
These links keep track of pages you visit as you move through the catalog section. They are a visual trail on how you go to this page. Quickly move through the catalog pages using these links.
Return to topCustomer Login
With a customer login a customer can view their shopping list, invoice history, order history, payment history, order tracking, and more. First-time customers won't have a customer login. Once you place your order, you will be able to secure a customer login. Return to topAdditional information
Refer to this box for additional information on the item. Return to topQuick Search
Type terms in this box to search for particular items. Return to topMatching Lids and Containers
Find lids, pumps and sprayers that fit the containers you are interested in on the right-hand panel. Also find containers that match closures you like. Return to topPricing & Purchasing Information
Find pricing for individual bottles as well as pricing for full cases (notice full case pricing is greatly discounted).
To purchase items, simply type the number of items or cases you want in the appropriate box, and then press the "Add to Cart" button. Once you have finished adding all the items you need to your cart, simply press the "View Cart" button in order to checkout or view your order.
Return to topItem Information
Find detailed information about the container or closure you are interested in. This information includes the Item number, color, material (glass, plastic, etc.), size, neck finish (size of the container's neck), case pack, cap liner material, and container dimensions Return to topCart Status
You can view how many items you have added to your cart and a running total of how much those items cost (this cost does not include shipping). You can click on this box at any time to view your cart and check out. Return to topToolbox
At any time, while using our site, feel free to click on these powerful tools in the Toolbox.
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The double speech balloons icon will open a window allowing you to chat directly with a live person from our customer support team. |
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The magnifying glass icon will open an advanced search menu, allowing you to search our site for specific container or closures based on your specifications. |
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If you click on the calculator icon, a box will appear that will help you calculate fluid and linear conversions from US standard to metric, and vice versa. |
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The third icon, the bottle with spectacles, will show you your recently viewed items. Click this icon at any time to see your history of viewed items. |
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The last icon, the book, will direct you to our Glossary, where you can read definitions on packaging industry terminology. |
Add to cart button
Find detailed information about the container or closure you are interested in. This information includes the Item number, color, material (glass, plastic, etc.), size, neck finish (size of the container's neck), case pack, cap liner material, and container dimensions Return to topView cart button
Click this button to view the items in your cart. Return to topRequest a sample
Click this button to request a sample of this item. We will send you 1 item of up to 10 different items. Please review our sample policy. Return to topEmail this page
Click this button to send a message to yourself, your client, or your co-worker. This email will include a link to this page, the basic item information, and any notes that you pass along. This service is 100% discrete, we do not collect any information from you. Return to top
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Plastisol Liners: The Sound of Safety If you have ever opened up a glass jar with a metal lid, you might have noticed a gratifying "schlurrr-pop" sound (yep, that’s the technical term). I love this sound because it reassures me that I’m the first to open this container since it left the m... |
Post-Consumer Resin (PCR): Now Available! If you have been following the CPS Blog, and I know that you have, you may have noticed a theme in our recent posts involving plastics and different terms involving the degradability of these plastics. Another way that used plastic containers can b... |
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Bioplastics: What you need to know A common misconception is that landfill waste will biodegrade. Nothing really biodegrades in a landfill, even food, because waste gets locked away from moisture, sunlight, and oxygen ... all important elements of bio-degradation. Not only does a mater... |
Compostable Plastics: 3 Things You Need To Know Plastics continually evolve. Science progresses, the market demand changes, health advocates push for improvements and new plastics are born. Compostable plastics are a new wave of plastics ... and with that wave comes an accompanying ripple of confu... |
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Newest Video: What is PP? If you've been following our videos, you've learned that not all plastics are the same, in fact, there are hundreds of different kinds of plastic. Thanks to the Society of Plastics Industry ( SPI ), they have kindly categorized all plastics into seven... |
What's the difference? M, mm, ml, mil Say hello to mil. No, this is not what your Great Aunt Mildred's bingo friends call her, but rather a prefix. You may think that mil would be short for "million." But, if you thought that, you'd be wrong. Mil actually means "thousand," and we can thank... |
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Ode to Lawrence and PANTONE You've heard, the phrase "all the colors of the rainbow" before. If asked to name those colors, you'd probably say: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Well that's true, if you're coloring one with a Crayola 8 pack. But as you know, there are... |
Are you a sustainable organization? The sustainability efforts of communities, governments, and companies are rising. A large retailer has developed a Sustainability Index. Its goals are to create a more transparent supply chain, drive product innovation and provide customers with inform... |
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What plastic type is best for my product? We get this question all the time: what should I put my product in? A client has a product with a special list of ingredients that may or may not require a specific plastic type , and they just need to know from us, the plastic experts, the definitive... |
Fluorination: Your bottle can take the pressure Paneling. If you don't gasp when you hear this word, you will when you know what it means. According to Terminology 101 at CPS University , paneling is the: distortion of a plastic container that occurs during aging or storage, caused by the developm... |
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What is sustainable packaging and how do I do it? It's official. Sustainable packaging has matured from fad to trend, according to experts. What is sustainable packaging and how can small, medium and large businesses adapt? Fortunate for us, there is a coalition of sustainable packaging experts who c... |
CPS University: Packaging Expertise at your Fingertips Packaging is a big industry. Nearly everything you buy is packaged in something. Choosing the right kind of packaging for your product can be very difficult. Will my product interact poorly with this container? Is this plastic the right kind of plast... |
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What are the 7 main plastic (resin) types? There are really 7 major plastic types: HDPE , LDPE , PP, PVC, PET, PS and other. Please see Plasticology 101 for how these plastics are used, what recycling streams they can enter, properties like clarity and temperature thresholds and other gre... |
