Sometimes we refer to our 6-year-old as Groundscore Hank. He is always watching the ground, looking for loot. Sometimes he finds cash, but more often he finds broken toy parts... all the better if you ask him. He has a special affinity for molded plastic pieces -- not necessarily the 5000 lego pieces in his room but rather "customized" pieces in the wild.

So it was with great interest that I took on the e*PolyStar project. E*PolyStar manufactures custom plastic packaging nearby in San Leandro. My contact there is passionate about the materials and processes and it was fun to see it in action during my photo shoot.

E*PolyStar makes custom plastic film products, custom plastic bags, and trash can liners. Sounds real exciting, right? Well the process of taking boxes of tiny pellets... blowing bubbles out of them... then cutting up into bags is actually really cool. Henry would have love the factory floor, but he didn't get to go.