February 25, 2020 - Recycling Today
APR in the News
Federal legislation focuses on plastics, recycling
February 25, 2020 - Happi
APR in the News
Dr. Bronner's Unveils New Toothpaste
February 25, 2020 - Plastics Today
APR in the News
Top Green Heat-Shrink PET Film Gets Thumb’s Up from Association of Plastic Recyclers
Steve sits down with Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership, to discuss the Partnership and its work across the country, the state of American recycling today, and what the future holds for the circular economy. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, or anywhere else you get your podcasts!
February 23, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
APR in the News
Berry growers commit to 100% recyclable packaging by 2025
February 21, 2020 - Plastics News
APR in the News
‘Shape or be shaped' for plastics recycling, government policy
February 21, 2020 - Waste Management
APR in the News
Waste Management joins with APR to champion post-consumer recycling
Waste Management (WM) advocates for increased end market demand for post consumer recycled (PCR) materials to provide sustainable end markets for the recycling industry
February 20, 2020 - Label & Narrow Web
APR in the News
Klear Plastic Ventures receives recognition from APR
KPV was honored for FENC TopGreen film at the recent APR Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN, USA.
February 18, 2020 - Plastics Recycling Update
APR in the News
Leaders gather as the sector transforms
More than 2,000 plastics recycling professionals are in Nashville, Tenn. this week to better understand the impacts of brand owner goals, policy proposals, recycling technology developments and more.
February 18, 2020 - Plastics Recycling Update
APR in the News
Attractive innovation: Magnets help on bottle recycling obstacle
A startup that supplies an ink allowing shrink sleeve labels to be separated from PET flakes with a magnet has successfully completed early testing of the innovation.
February 18, 2020 - Packaging Strategies
APR in the News
Charter NEX Commits to Increase Use of Products Made from PCR
Charter NEX Films, a leading independent producer of specialty films, has joined the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and will participate in the APR’s Demand Champions program.
February 18, 2020 - APR Press Release
Newest APR Recycling Demand Champion Companies Announced at the 2020 Plastics Recycling Conference in Nashville, TN
Campaign Continues to Experience Exponential Growth
Developed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign plays a prominent role in driving investment and increasing supply of PCR.
February 12, 2020 - Yahoo! Finance
APR in the News
Digimarc Platform Innovations Showcased at Industry Events
Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), creator of the Digimarc Platform for digital identification and detection, will be participating in a number of premier industry events throughout the first half of 2020
February 12, 2020 - Recycling Magazine
APR in the News
Petcore conference focused on sustainability
This year’s Petcore conference was held at the Crowne Plaza Brussels Hotel to welcome more than 300 industry delegates.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)'s President Steve Alexander and VP of Communications & Public Affairs Kara Pochiro talk with Sarah Peery, the Legislative Assistant to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), about the RECYCLE Act, her work in Congress to amplify the voices of Ohioans, and more. Find out more about Senator Portman's work on Twitte...
February 10, 2020 - Progressive Grocer
APR in the News
Rethink the Sustainability of Packaging
If you haven’t yet seen a recyclable toothpaste tube, boxed water, or refillable containers for orange juice, brace yourself: Supermarket packaging is about to get really interesting.
Today, plastics recyclers are shouldering the burden of an increasingly complex waste stream. In the face of this enormous undertaking, innovations in recycling technology and packaging design are driving growth, sustainability, and profitability in our industry. This year at the annual APR Technical Forum and Recycling Showcase, we are pleased to ...
February 6, 2020 - Waste Dive
APR in the News
Cascade breaks ranks with other cart manufacturers by adding 10% PCR plastic
Cascade designed the product alongside Waste Management and Liz Bedard, the director of the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ (APR) Rigid Plastics Recycling Program. The cart is also part of Waste Management's commitment to APR's Demand Champions program.
February 4, 2020 - Plastics Today
APR in the News
Additive enables recycling of co-mingled polyolefin scrap plastic
ReVive Compatibilizer masterbatch from Ampacet is a blend of functional additives that can reduce the amount of material sent to landfills by allowing post-industrial and post-consumer barrier films to be reprocessed back into the polyolefin recycling stream.
