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There is still time-Help us measure the plastic recycling industry's contribution to reducing plastic waste and energy consumption! Why participate in the Annual Plastic Recycling Study? The aggregated data from this study is viewed annually by decision makers and important organizations in the United States and beyond that can truly make a difference for our industry. Check out the available 2021 data on https://lnkd.in/g3UgHsAy Thank you to our sponsors, collaborators and all those who participate! Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) US Plastics Pact

🔍 APR Kerbside FAQ 🔍 "Do containers need to be washed before being placed in my yellow-lidded recycling bin?" You can recycle plastic bottles marked with codes 1 or 2, as well as plastic containers labeled with code 5. Remember to check the recycling symbols on your plastics and ensure they match these codes before tossing them into your bin. Let's make recycling plastics simple and effective! ♻️

Did you know that only 10% of the plastic produced globally is recycled today? Using enzymes, we aim to help revolutionize plastic recycling. Read this article to learn about our collaboration with French company Carbios to find solutions to one of the global challenges. Link to the article below (in Danish). #biosolutions #plastic #recycling #rethinktomorrow

THANK YOU Greg Janson and Granite Peak Plastics for the presentation to the Shapiro team on the state of the plastic recycling industry yesterday! We all need to learn more about how much plastic we use and how, as consumers, we can communicate to manufacturers about using more recycled content, especially in packaging (#pallets). If you would have asked me 6 months ago what I knew about plastics, I would have told you "Nothing at all". And while my knowledge is still infinitesimally small compared to so many in this industry, it is awesome to continue learning more about the problem and potential solutions. This is going to take #radicalcollaboration from so many of us to make a dent in the plastics problems we face. #recycledmaterials #plastics #circulareconomy

Have you heard certain places in the US banning black plastic entirely? Single-use plastic and black plastic have been a long-standing industry problem that have made it's way into our daily lives and environment. For instance, the City of Minneapolis has implemented policies to outlaw the use of black plastic immediately. The city has set up guidelines for municipalities to follow when sorting through recyclable material. BioRegion has a solution to help reduce plastic from entering landfills, improve recyclability in black plastic, and decrease environmental impact all together. TruBlack™ TPA IR Masterbatch (MB), with its patent-pending technology to control the surface morphology of bioderived carbon, is formulated to allow for 15-25% infrared reflectivity. Our case studies have proven the sortability of black plastic made with TruBlack™ TPA IR MB improve by over 90+%, while maintaining an excellent rich carbon black color, and using a USDA BioPreferred, 100% biobased carbon black alternative. There are no solutions, to date, that offer similar results than our own material, TruBlack™ TPA IR MB. We provide a clean and sustainable solution in a real way to a persistent issue that can no longer be avoided. Learn more at bioregiontech.com TruBlack™ sales or inquiries at nagase/trublack.com #minneapolis #banned #blackplastic #trublack #bioderivedcarbon #bioregion #nagase

Have you ever been misinformed about #plasticsrecycling? Do you hear skeptism about the importance of recycling plastic in your industry?   The Association of Plastic Recyclers (#APR) is debunking common myths about plastics recycling, and opportunities available to easily increase collection, sortation and reprocessing.   Check out this on-demand webinar to learn the facts about plastics recycling: https://lnkd.in/gBB9Bgkm

Plastic Awareness: Deciphering Resin Codes ♻️ Enigmatic resin codes found on plastic packaging actually indicate its type! Before you dispose of it in the recycling bin, make sure to verify local recycling guidelines! 🌍 Let's join hands in preserving our planet's greenery! #GSHC #Upcycle #plasticawareness #recyclingbin

We’re determined to enable a closed loop system and create a greener future. Through our innovative 100% post-consumer recycling process, we’ve made a lot of progress toward our goal, diverting over 100 million lbs of post-consumer plastic scrap from landfills across North America annually! Check out our sourcing radius. #WeArePCR #PCR #PostConsumerRecycledResin #resins #PlasticsIndustry #PackagingSolutions #SustainablePackaging #PlasticsRecycling #CircularEconomy #PlasticsCircularity #Sustainability #PackagingSustainability #PlasticsSustainability #plastics #circularity #packaging #PlasticsIndustry

NEW DATA: The 2022 U.S. Post-consumer Plastic Recycling Data Study findings released today! The report shares the findings of the major post-consumer plastic categories recovered for recycling, including Bottles, Non-bottle Rigids, Film and Other Plastics. Thank you to recyclers, partners, National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and sponsors of the report: Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), US Plastics Pact and ISRI. See the findings of the study on the Plastic Recycling Data Dashboard: https://lnkd.in/gmgC5kb7 #plastics #recycling #data