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Plastics Makers Help Drive Recycling Growth

Previously published in Plastics Engineering and posted with permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers. A recent Plastics Make it Possible article in this publication highlighted the growth of plastics recycling in the U.S., noting that it has been growing steadily, broadly, and expansively...

What plastics are recycled? And what happens to recycled plastics like polypropylene?

Fortunately, recycling plastics typically doesn’t require in-depth knowledge of the types of plastics we’re using and recycling. Just follow the directions from your community or recycling company, and recycle everything you can to leave a lighter footprint on the environment. But if you’re...

Plastics Recycling 101: How to Recycle More Plastics

We’ve all been there. Standing in front of the recycling bin, staring at a plastic container and wondering, “Can I recycle this?” We all want to recycle more plastics and create a cleaner environment for our loved ones and ourselves. Here are some tips from Plastics Make It Possible® that...

A Look at Plastic Film Recycling: Growing with Lots of Opportunity

Previously published in Plastics Engineering and posted with permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers. In 1996, the American Plastics Council (the predecessor to today’s Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council) commissioned a white paper on plastic film. In its paper, the env...

Can the U.S. Dramatically Increase Recycling Rates?

Previously published in Plastics Engineering and posted with permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers. Recycling in the U.S. is growing. Our nation’s overall recycling rate reached 34.5 percent in 2012, more than double the 1990 rate, as measured by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E...

The Word on Plastics Recycling: Momentum

Previously published in Plastics Engineering and posted with permission from the Society of Plastics Engineers. NOTE: figures in this article on rigid plastics and plastic film recycling have been updated since publication in Plastics Engineering magazine. Plastics recycling is growing. Steadily,...

Eight Easy Ways to Help the Environment

Looking for simple everyday steps that we can take to help protect the environment? Here are eight easy ways (related to plastics) to help us reduce waste … and maybe feel a bit better about our place on the planet. 1. Know What to Throw It’s important to know what—and what not—to throw in...

Plastics Make it Possible® Helps Baseball Fans Hit A Home Run for Recycling

How do you encourage a stadium full of baseball fans to recycle more plastics? Show them how their used plastic bottles can have a second chance as valuable new products. On Sunday, September 13, Plastics Make it Possible® did just that by bringing a unique recycling vending machine to Safeco...

Coca Cola Gives Bottles a Second Life

From the moment we wake up and turn off our alarm clock, to breakfast where we pour milk in our cereal or coffee, to our cars that get us safely to and from and from work or school, and the computers and countless other items we use throughout the day, plastics are an essential part of our daily l...

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