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Pacific Northwest Recycling Project Releases Results From 60-day Pilot
/article/pacific-northwest-recycling-project-releases-results-60-day-pilotA collaborative group of government and packaging industry leaders, led by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), have released the results from the first-of-its-kind Pacific Northwest Secondary Sorting Demonstration Project (PNW Sort) today. The group set out with the goal of determining... -
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 ... -
PLASTICS Announces Safety Statistics Award Winners
/article/plastics-announces-safety-statistics-award-winnersThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today announced the winners of the Safety Statistics and Awards (SSA) Program. Of the entries submitted, 121 facilities with notable safety records received gold, silver or bronze level awards. In addition, this year PLASTICS launched four new award... -
“I’ve been in the plastics industry my whole life.”
/article/FLIPFiles10232019For many, the plastics industry provides more than a job: it provides a lifelong career. But for some, the industry provides even more than that: it provides a way of life for generations. That is certainly the case for Caitlin DeMasellis, who grew up in a home that was the original location of her...
