Washington D.C.— The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced the start of its tenth annual Bioplastics Week beginning today, October 20, and running through Sunday, October 26, 2025.
Bioplastics Week features a social media campaign designed to increase visibility for bioplastics by driving digital engagement through infographics, reports, blog posts, videos, and more. In 2023 alone, PLASTICS messaging, and that of other participants, reached more than 2 million viewers across social media platforms.
PLASTICS encourages participants to join or follow along on social media by using the hashtag #BioplasticsWeek on all relevant posts, including educational content about material or product innovations, applications for bioplastics, how to dispose of bioplastic products properly to keep them in the circular economy, and more. This hashtag will enable consumers, brands, government officials, as well as the broader plastics industry to learn about bioplastics on a much larger scale than would be possible through individual posts.
“Bioplastics Week continues to be a powerful platform to showcase the innovation and momentum driving the bioplastics sector,” said Patrick Krieger, PLASTICS Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Policy. “In celebration of our tenth annual Bioplastics Week campaign, we invite everyone—from consumers to policymakers—to join the conversation, explore the facts, and discover how bioplastics are shaping a more sustainable future.”
PLASTICS’ Bioplastics Division has identified seven major themes to highlight throughout Bioplastics Week:
About the Plastics Industry Association
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $551 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of our members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.
