by Allyson Wilson | Jun 25, 2020 | Blog, Packaging Waste, Plastic Recycling, Sustainable Packaging
Recently, while sorting recyclables at home, my 15-year-old expressed frustration with our overflowing trash and recycling bins. He pointed out that because COVID has forced us to remain at home so much more, we are no longer spreading our waste between home, school,...
by Steve Russell | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog, Circular Economy, Packaging Waste, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Resins, Sustainable Packaging
It’s ambitious, yet achievable—realistic—a true “stretch goal.” In May of 2018 ACC’s Plastics Division announced three new circular economy goals to guide and accelerate the capture, recycling and recovery of plastics packaging. Although we and our members have...
by Allyson Wilson | Oct 11, 2018 | Ocean Plastic, Packaging Waste
A version of this blog originally appeared on Chemistry Matters, the official blog of the American Chemistry Council. On Thursday, October 11, 2018, the President signed into law the “Save Our Seas Act of 2018” (S. 3508). Passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and...