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2019
- Iowa and Tennessee Become Fourth and Fifth States to Pass Legislation to Help Recover More Plastics (April 9, 2019)
- Report Finds $10 Billion in Potential Economic Output from Advanced Technologies That Recycle and Recover Plastics
(March 20, 2019) - Florida Joins WRAP Initiative to Boost Plastic Film Recycling, Demand for Recycled Plastics (January 25, 2019)
- Indian River County: Do Not Recycle Plastic Bags and Wraps in Curbside Bins (March 19, 2019)
2018
- Study Finds Plastics Packaging Helps Reduce Solid Waste (September 19, 2018)
- Research Program Announces Partnership with MRF to Pilot Curbside Recycling of Flexible Plastic Packaging (June 20, 2018)
- Study: Used Plastics Add Value in New Chemical Recycling Technology (April 30, 2018)
- U.S. Recycling of Rigid Plastics, Film Each Jump 10% in 2016 Highlighting Dramatic Growth Over Last Decade (February 21, 2018)
- Use It If You Need It: ACC Announces Product Stewardship Position for Straws (January 26, 2018)
2017
- Plastic Makers Support G20 Efforts to Reduce Marine Litter (July 10, 2017)
- ACC Welcomes “Saving Our Seas Act” (March 29, 2017)
2016
- Flexible Packaging Recycling Project Announces Research Results, New Members (September 22, 2016)
2015
- First-Of-Its-Kind Study to Examine Recovery of Flexible Packaging Using Existing Technology
- National Trade Industry Groups Fund Study to Identify Ways to Improve Efficiencies in Recycling Facilities
- Procter & Gamble Joins National Effort to Recycle Flexible Plastic Wraps, Bags
- A Look at Plastic Film Recycling: Growing with Lots of Opportunity
2014
- Plasticity 2014: New Ways of Thinking About Old Problems
- ACC: DC Ban on Foodservice Ware Will Not Achieve Sustainability Goals
- Plastics Make It Possible® and “Ace of Cakes” Duff Goldman Launch Video Series on Reducing Food and Packaging Waste
- Flexible Film Recycling Group Supports New Efforts in Wisconsin to Grow Plastic Film Recycling
- Houston Polystyrene Foam Recycling Event
- New Social Sharing Campaign to Spark Greater Recycling of Common Flexible Plastic Wraps
- Study: Plastic Packaging Enables Significant Energy and Greenhouse Gas Savings in U.S., Canada
2013
- Plastics Make It Possible® and HGTV Designer Taniya Nayak Launch “Recycling Makeover” Video Series
- Plastic Film Recycling Group Gaining Momentum With New Members, Initiatives
- Pak-Sher Introduces the First and Only Truly Sustainable 100% PCR Pop-Up Interfolded Deli/Bakery Sheets
- Innovative Plastic Package Delivers Lifesaving Medicine to African Children
- New York City Reconsiders Recycling; Kudos to Mayor Bloomberg
- Recycling of Rigid Plastics Tops 930 Million Pounds Annually
- Plastics Deliver More Choices, Advances in Frozen Foods—With Less Packaging and Food Waste
2012
2011
- Access to Plastics Recycling More Widespread Than Previously Believed
- Global Plastics and Plastic Product Producers Take Action on Marine Litter
- Recycling of Non-Bottle Rigid Plastics in the United States Up Nearly 50 Percent in Two Years
2010
2019
- Reporter’s Notebook: Can chemistry fix the plastic waste problem? [Houston Chronicle, March 28, 2019]
- LyondellBasell, Dow chiefs call on industry to fix plastic waste problem [Houston Chronicle, March 21, 2019]
- Report: $10B in Potential Economic Output from Plastics Recycling Technologies [Waste 360, March 21, 2019]
- SC Johnson to Launch 100% Recycled Ocean Plastic Bottle [Waste 360]
- Can a New Global Alliance Catalyze Investments and Models to End Plastic Waste? We Think It Can [American Chemistry Matters, January 29, 2019]
2018
- Plastic film recycling making significant progress [Plastics Today, January 3, 2018]
2017
- A convenient truth: When it comes to food waste, the value of packaging hits home [Packaging Digest, January 30, 2017]
- Facts About Source Reduction [The Richmond Register, January 23, 2017]
2015
2013
- Clorox Shares Packaging Lessons Learned By Switching From Pails to Pouches [Plastics News]
- How2Recycle Label Welcomes New Participants and First Sponsorship Recipient [3BL Media]
- Cereal Launches in a Reusable Zippered Pouch [Food & Beverage Packaging]
- Packaging Is the Silent Warrior Against Food Waste [Environmental Leader]
- DuPont Execs Talk Packaging, Innovation and Collaboration [Plastics News]
- Sustainable Pack Materials: What’s Out There? [Bakery and Snacks]
- Dow’s Sustainability Manager Looks at Big Picture for Package Design [Plastics News]
- Grocery Stores Pick Up on Consumer Recycling Trends [Earth911]
- New York City Adds Rigid Plastics to Recycling Program [Plastics News]
- Got Milk? Central Michigan Professor Earns National Award for Packaging That Stores Milk at Room Temperature [MLive]
- Recycling of Rigid Plastics Tops 930 Million Pounds Annually [Food & Beverage Packaging]
- Food Waste and Packaging: Fighting Negative Perceptions While Continuing to Innovate [Plastics Today]
- Is Plastic Packaging the “Silent Hero” to the Global Food Waste Problem? [Plastics Today]
- Consumers Still Unaware of Innovative Food Packaging Importance, Says WRAP [Waste Management World]
- 12 Fruits and Vegetables That Last for Months [Organic Gardening]
- U.S.: Produce Companies Shifting to Flexible Packaging [Fresh Plaza]
- Dow Chemical Adding “Recover” to “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” [Plastics Today]
- L’Oréal Reiterates Importance of Sustainability AND Safety of Plastics Packaging [Cosmetics Design-Europe]
2012
- New Anti-Bacterial Packaging to Prolong Pepsi’s Shelf-Life [TriplePundit]
- Before & After: Xango’s Transition from Glass to PET [The Dieline]
- Sustainability: Flexible Packaging Gets a Bad Wrap [Flexible Packaging]
- Photographic Proof That Plastic Keeps Cucumbers and Peppers Happier for Longer [Plastics & Rubber Weekly]
2011
- Great Recycling Tips for Earth Day [Plastics Make it Possible]
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