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PLASTICS Statement on USMCA Progress
/article/plastics-statement-usmca-progressPlastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski: “PLASTICS is encouraged to see support growing for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). We expect this trade deal will have a positive impact on American consumers and businesses and are glad to see the path toward... -
PLASTICS Responds to Introduction of RECYCLE Act
/article/plastics-responds-introduction-recycle-actWASHINGTON, D.C., November 22, 2019—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski issued the following statement after the announcement of the Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2019 (RECYCLE Act): “Thank... -
PLASTICS Applauds Introduction of RECOVER Act to Improve U.S. Recycling Infrastructure
/article/plastics-applauds-introduction-recover-act-improve-us-recycling-infrastructureToday, on America Recycles Day, U.S. Representatives Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) and Larry Bucshon (IN-8) introduced the Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Value of Expanding Recycling (RECOVER) Act. Through a coalition of partners, led by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), the bill H.R... -
PERCspective: Medical Plastics Are Essential To Saving Lives
/article/percspective-medical-plastics-are-essential-saving-livesPatients are likely to notice the noise and size of a magnetic imaging machine (MRI), but not the plastics that are vital to its operation. For well over 70 years, plastics have become the dominant material in the medical field for patient care, innovation, safety and affordability. Different... -
U.S. Plastics Industry Maintained Trade Surplus According to Two New PLASTICS Reports
/article/us-plastics-industry-maintained-trade-surplus-according-two-new-plastics-reportsJobs and Shipments in U.S. Plastics Industry Increased in 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2019—The size of the U.S. plastics industry expanded in 2018, accounting for 993,000 jobs and $451.3 billion worth of shipments. In the same year, it maintained a trade surplus of $500 million—an... -
PLASTICS CEO Testifies Before Congress on Plastic Pollution
/article/plastics-ceo-testifies-congress-plastic-pollutionToday the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski testified before a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife on the impacts of plastic pollution on oceans and wildlife. Below is an excerpt from Tony ...
