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SPI President and CEO: Super Bowl Waste Management Ad Misleads on Plastic Bag Recycling
/article/spi-president-and-ceo-super-bowl-waste-management-ad-misleads-plastic-bag-recyclingA Waste Management advertisement that ran during the 2015 Super Bowl incorrectly suggested that plastic bags aren’t recyclable. They very much are. In fact, the lightweight plastic bags the ad suggests aren’t recyclable are 100% recyclable, thanks in great part to a number of programs put together... -
California Air and Resource Board Consumer and Commercial Products Survey Due March 2015
/article/california-air-and-resource-board-consumer-and-commercial-products-survey-due-march-2015The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is conducting a mandatory survey for consumer and commercial products. In this survey, CARB staff is gathering data about consumer and commercial products that were sold or supplied for use in California during calendar years 2013-2015. "Consumer product"... -
Walmart Executive in Charge of Sourcing U.S.-Made Goods Will Address Plastics Industry at NPE2015
/article/walmart-executive-charge-sourcing-us-made-goods-will-address-plastics-industry-npe2015February 5, 2015 Along with Experts on the Economy, Energy, Feedstocks, and Polymers, the Walmart VP of U.S. Manufacturing Will Speak at an SPI / IHS Breakfast Event Open to All. WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., February 3, 2015: The featured speaker at the SPI/IHS Key Market Breakfast Briefing during ... -
SPI, Dart Container Offer Recycling Exit Strategy for EPS Plastic Foam Materials
/article/spi-dart-container-offer-recycling-exit-strategy-eps-plastic-foam-materialsFor Dart, a leading manufacturer of single-use foodservice material, among numerous other plastic products, New York City’s decision to ban plastic foam has raised questions, but hasn’t weakened their resolve to correct some of the most pernicious myths about this material. “We’re still talking... -
SPI Supports Senate Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
/article/spi-supports-senate-approval-keystone-xl-pipelineJanuary 30, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed legislation Thursday to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a proposed north-south pipeline system that would pump oil from Canada into refineries within the United States. The bill (S 1), approved 62-36, follows legislation passed... -
Atlanta Fashion Students Create Couture from Recycled Plastics
/article/atlanta-fashion-students-create-couture-recycled-plasticsOne-of-a-Kind Designs to Take Center Stage at SPI’s NPE2015 Trade Show As society becomes more environmentally conscious, the fashion industry – like the plastics manufacturing industry – is rethinking some of its recycling rituals to ensure that Mother Earth doesn’t feel negative effects from its... -
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Students Win All-Expenses Paid Trip to NPE 2015 in SPI’s 2014 Student Video Contest
/node/5241January 27, 2015 SPI and the Future of Plastics Foundation received a record number of submissions in this year’s contest, which asked students from around the country to make a video that envisioned what the future held in store for plastic materials and plastics manufacturing. WASHINGTON—SPI: The...
