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PLASTICS Report: Another Year of Trade Surplus for the U.S. Plastics Industry
/article/plastics-report-another-year-trade-surplus-us-plastics-industryThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released its annual Global Trends report today at the 2020 Global Plastics Summit (GPS). The report, which analyzes trade data from 2019 and the first six months of 2020, paints a complex but promising portrait of the U.S. plastics industry in the... -
PLASTICS End-of-Life Vehicles Project Paves Way for Recycling Plastics from Automobiles
/article/plastics-end-life-vehicles-project-paves-way-recycling-plastics-automobilesThere’s a viable way forward for companies to recover and recycle plastic auto parts. WASHINGTON, DC, February 20, 2018—A promising future exists for successfully recycling plastics recovered from automobiles, according to the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), which released results from... -
SPI Releases Automotive Recycling Report at Inaugural Re|focus Recycling Summit & Expo
/article/spi-releases-automotive-recycling-report-inaugural-refocus-recycling-summit-expoApril 26, 2016 At its first-ever summit and expo dedicated to recycling and sustainability in manufacturing, Re|focus, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association today released a new report, Automotive Recycling: Devalued is now Revalued. The report highlights innovative use of recycled content,... -
ICMYI: A Successful Debut for #PlasticRecyclingWeek
/blog/icmyi-successful-debut-plasticrecyclingweekBy Heather NortzPLASTICS Associate, Sustainability and Materials The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is a signatory of the EPA’s America Recycles Pledge, which commits us to “participate in an ongoing dialogue to identify specific actions that we can take collectively with EPA and the... -
PLASTICS Applauds Biden Administration Investment in Recycling Infrastructure
/article/plastics-applauds-biden-administration-investment-recycling-infrastructureWASHINGTON– The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today expressed its support for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide $14.5 million in funding through the Plastics Innovation Challenge for projects supporting the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new... -
PLASTICS Announces Fourth Annual Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit
/article/plastics-announces-fourth-annual-refocus-sustainability-recycling-summitPLASTICS Announces Fourth Annual Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit May 20 – 22, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – Following its largest Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit to date, co-located with NPE2018 in May, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today announced the 2019... -
Plastics Leaders Rally for Better Recycling Infrastructure Priorities on The Hill
/article/plastics-leaders-rally-better-recycling-infrastructure-priorities-hillCall-to-Action Outlined, Federal Infrastructure Legislation Requested April 11, 2018 – Washington, DC – The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and eleven partner associations delivered a letter to Capitol Hill today calling on the house majority and minority leaders to develop and advance an... -
PLASTICS Announces Cancellation of Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit Due to COVID-19 Concerns
/article/plastics-announces-cancellation-refocus-sustainability-recycling-summit-due-covid-19The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced today that the 2020 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit, originally scheduled for May 18-20, 2020 in Cincinnati, OH, will be canceled due to the travel bans and guidelines that are in place for the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.... -
North American Plastics Alliance Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
/article/north-american-plastics-alliance-celebrates-fourth-anniversaryJuly 28, 2015 WASHINGTON—The North American Plastics Alliance (NAPA), a group comprised of North America’s four leading plastics industry associations, celebrated its four-year anniversary Thursday. The Alliance was formed in 2011 when the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council (ACC),... -
PLASTICS Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Applications Committee Welcomes New Executive Committee Members from Amcor Rigid Plastics USA and Berry Plastics Corporation
/article/plastics-pharmaceutical-and-medical-device-applications-committee-welcomes-new-executiveWASHINGTON—The Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS’) Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Applications Committee (PMDAC) announced today the election of new members to its Executive Committee. Following a brief ballot period during which all members of the PMDAC Executive Committee could vote,...
