U.S. plastic resin producers set goal to recycle or recover all plastic packaging by 2040

by | 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...

Getting a Handle on Plastic Pellet Loss

by | Mar 18, 2014 | Plastic resins

In 1992, plastic industry leaders started Operation Clean Sweep, an initiative designed to provide companies that work with plastic pellets the tools and resources to minimize pellet loss in the environment. Pellet loss not only represents a lost asset, but also an...