Steve Alexander, president and CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, presented ‘APR: Your Conduit to the Circular Economy’, in the TLMI Ecovillage at Labelexpo Americas 2018.
Bale sorts, waste composition studies, plastics sorts, and other studies are a regular practice for MRFs, municipalities, and relcaimers, as well as other organizations. Although beneficial information is gathered from these sorts and studies, the process is not standardized, making it difficult to compare results. The APR Plastics Sorting Best Man...
The life cycle inventory research is “a critical tool to utilize and market the value of recycled materials.”
Information gained from Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) provide the data to calculate the emissions of greenhouse gases. This information is critical to understand the true environmental impact of recycled plastics. The soon to be published 2018 Life Cycle Assessment includes updates to the PET and HDPE information from the 2010 LCI, with the addition...
“If you can’t sort properly, no matter what it is, it is just trash.”
Can plastic straws be effectively recycled?
Plastics recycling organisations in Europe and the US have agreed on a definition of the term “recyclable” in order to provide a consistent metric in efforts towards a circular economy.
MRFF has found a MRF
Several hundred members of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, along with many invitees, met last week in Houston to dive deep into the options and barriers to increased plastics recycling.
A European plastics recycling group has released an online tool to help packaging designers ensure their products are recyclable.
The APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign plays a prominent role in expanding the market for residential plastics, driving investment, increasing supply and producing more high quality PCR. The initial phase of the campaign focused on purchasing new volume PCR through "work in process" (WIP) durable goods, but has expanded to include any and all ...
