September 30, 2020 - Waste360 APR in the News University of Michigan Study Informs on Plastic Waste, Barriers and Opportunities The "plastics packaging surprise," and a call to look at other plastic applications, are main takeaways from a new University of Michigan study published in the journal, Environmental Research Letters. September 30, 2020 -...
September 25, 2020 - Plastics in Packaging, Plastics Technology, Progressive Grocer, Circular, BeverageDaily, Planet Tracker APR in the News California Governor signs mandatory recycled content bill in US first California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law the United States' first-ever recycled-content mandate for plastic beverage containers. Se...
September 25, 2020 - APR Press Release California Governor Signs Mandatory Recycled Content Bill Nation's first recycled content requirement for plastic beverage containers will increase collection and supply, expand market demand The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) applauds California Governor Gavin Newsom today for signing the United State...
September 24, 2020 - Label & Narrow Web APR in the News Demand rises for recyclable labels Avery Dennison, with a wide range of sustainability goals, has engineered prAoducts to help benefit the environment. September 24, 2020 - Label & Narrow Web APR in the News Demand rises for recyclable labels As technology has grown by leaps and bounds...
Many prominent consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies have set ambitious sustainability objectives, like targeting a supply of high levels of recyclable or reusable packaging as soon as 2025, while reducing the use of plastics.
These goals resonate with consumers. According to a 2018 study conducted by the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), 78% of consumers say that they support or buy from businesses with sustainability initiatives, and 79% say they prefer products that are in sustainable packaging over products that are not.
The key to helping CPGs meet their 2025 targets is cross-industry collaboration.
Read the full article from Flexible Packaging.
The city is introducing an item-specific recycling program that avoids using numeric designations and directs residents to recycle specific types of items such as milk jugs, water bottles and cereal boxes.
Siegwerk’s washable ink technology allows for recycling of the sleeve along with PET bottles. It is the first technology of its kind recognized by APR.
The company is rolling out lightweight recyclable strawless lids for iced beverages sold in the United States and Canada.
One recycling myth we can clear up right now.
Labels communicate to consumers about your brand — be it a recycling claim, nutrition benefits, or how the product can be used.
California lawmakers approved legislation requiring beverage companies to use recycled plastic. If signed, the bill will usher in the first recycled-content law of its kind for plastic bottles in the U.S.
Two pressure-sensitive labels and one shrink-sleeve label recently received recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers because they were proven not to interfere with the PET recycling process.
The issues driving sustainability didn't change during Covid.
APR President and CEO Steve Alexander, who sits on the pact's advisory council, called it the "single most important effort to address the growth and sustainability of plastics recycling in the past 20 years."
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025.
GreenCircle Certified, LLC announced the achievement of becoming an Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) Endorsed Certifier for Post-Consumer Resins (PCR).
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has recognized a new Mactac® pressure-sensitive adhesive innovation for the association’s highest recyclability standard.
How hard is it to reach the halfway point? When it comes to the recycling of plastics packaging in the U.S., 50 percent is very, very, very hard.
More than 60 companies, plastics trade groups and governments in the U.S. unveiled an ambitious national target Aug. 25 that aims to boost packaging recycling and composting rates to 50 percent and substantially increase recycled content.
The success of plastic recycling is dependent on consistent demand from brand companies and manufacturers. As brand companies continue to publicly state a wide variety of sustainability commitments that commonly include increased postconsumer resin (PCR) content and design for recyclability, it would seem the two industries could naturally work han...
