July 15, 2020 - Plastics Recycling Update

July 15, 2020 - Plastics Recycling Update

APR in the News

Groups look for ‘unified path’ to boost thermoform recycling

The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) announced the project in a July 9 press release. The goal of the study, which is being conducted by Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), is to better understand the PET thermoform packaging recycling stream and define the most cost-effective and practical pathways for recovering it, the release states. The study is expected to be completed this fall.

FPI organized the group, which includes the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) The Recycling Partnership and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC).

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