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Getting back a desired ‘widely recyclable label for polypropylene
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An industry coalition working to turn around falling access to polypropylene packaging recycling in curbside programs believes its early investments are paying off and it s making meaningful progress toward its goals.
But a group that will assess one of those key goals the ability to label PP packaging like yogurt cups, margarine tubs and Keurig coffee pods as widely recyclable in the United States cautions that measuring progress is complex.
The Polypropylene Recycling Coalition formed last year with $35 million from major consumer brands and plastics firms to funnel grants to local materials recovery facilities to get more Americans access to recycling PP.
Apr 22, 2021
ORLANDO, Fla. PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCT), which began trading on the Nasdaq on March 18, was top of mind for plastics industry thought leaders as Chief Sustainability Officer Tamsin Ettefagh participated in a pair of key conferences leading up to Earth Day. Ettefagh, who joined PureCycle in February as CSO, moderated a panel discussion about advanced recycling technologies and how these may impact commitments made by the U.S. Plastics Pact at the virtual Plastics Recycling Conference on April 8. At the Northeast Recycling Council on April 13, she shared the innovation that PureCycle brings and its commitment to recycling over a billion pounds a year of polypropylene(PP).
Dive Brief:
A bill in Washington designed to increase recycled content in packaging and ban some types of expanded polystyrene (EPS) containers is headed to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature.
The bill, SB 5022, sponsored by Senator Mona Das, would require more recycled content in plastic beverage containers, trash bags and containers for household and personal care products. It bans EPS food service products such as clamshell containers, plates and cups, as well as EPS recreational coolers and packing peanuts. The bill also calls for plastic utensils, straws, and cup lids to only be provided to customers on request.
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