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SPI and the American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) agree with recent comments made by Texas Governor-Elect Greg Abbott: numerous local regulations on a variety of issues are undermining Texas’ reputation as a friendly place to do business. Last week Texas’ first new governor in 14 years got a...

Implementation of the Dallas, TX bag tax began on Jan. 1, and less than two weeks into its implementation, the statute has proven to be overly complicated at best, disastrous at worst. Plastic bag taxes, including the one enacted in Dallas, are based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the...

On Jan. 1 the Task Force on the Advancement of Material Recycling submitted their report to outgoing Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) and the 98th General Assembly. The 21-member task force, created as a result of legislation signed into law in 2012, reviewed the status of recycling and solid waste...

For the first time ever, SPI's Flexible Film and Bag Conference will be co-hosted by several North American organizations: SPI's Flexible Film and Bag Division; the Flexible Film Recycling Group of the American Chemistry Council; the Western Plastics Association; ANIPAC (the Mexican Plastics Trade...

Plastic pellets are the number one business expense for all processors and converters. In addition to saving money, pledging to zero pellet loss will strengthen your company’s reputation in the community, operational efficiency, contribution to water quality and wildlife, as well as any existing...

January 2, 2015 DALLAS, TX--To ring in the new year, the city of Dallas will begin implementation of a 5-cent fee on 100% recyclable and reusable plastic retail bags, a move that will not make any meaningful impact on the environment but instead jeopardize thousands of Texas jobs and financially...

Contact:Michael Salmon 202-974-5249 JBarron@plasticsindustry.org WASHINGTON –SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association will present the second annual Innovation in Bioplastics Award to Teknor Apex for the development of Terraloy® PLA compounds which exhibit both high impact and heat resistant...