Commentary: Recycling is Real
Some would have you believe plastic recycling is a myth when in truth American companies recycle 4.8 billion pounds of plastic every year. https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/plastic-recycling-is-not-a-myth/
Shape of things to come
Faced with elevated energy prices and escalating bale shortages, 2022 could be a critical year in the long-term development of Europe’s plastics recycling industry. https://ecoplasticsinpackaging.com/featured/shape-of-things-to-come/
California passes recycled-content mandate for thermoformed packaging
https://www.plasticsnews.com/public-policy/california-legislature-passes-recycled-content-mandate-thermoformed-packaging
Let’s hear it for the plastics recycling pioneers
Our second annual Top 100 illustrates that plastics is an important part of the global scrap scene. The 2022 list contains 17 innovative plastics recyclers – and two rubber specialists. Here are ten examples! https://recyclinginternational.com/latest-articles/lets-hear-it-for-the-plastics-recycling-pioneers/50310/
Sign of the times: Excess recycled PET driving prices lower
California has recently experienced a significant drop in recycled PET pricing, joining other parts of the country in the downturn. https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/recycled-pet-excess-driving-prices-lower-and-lower
PRCC’s PET Recycling Success Story
The Plastic Recycling Corporation of California (PRCC) was created in 1987 as a non-profit, voluntary producer responsibility organization in response to the (then) new California beverage container recycling program. For the past 34 years, the mission of the PRCC has been to en- sure that every PET (#1) beverage bottle collected in California for recycling [...]
A New Joint Commitment to Recycle the 240 million Pounds of PET Thermoformed Packaging Landfilled in California Every Year
The largest fully-integrated cradle-to-cradle PET packaging company in California—rPlanet Earth—is engaging with Green Impact Plastics in an exclusive agreement to jointly develop and manage the purchase of post-consumer thermoform bales from California and other southern states that have cost effective transportation logistics. Download
PRCC Case Study
Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. (Cascadia) was tasked with developing a case study on the Plastics Recycling Corporation of California (PRCC). The objective of this case study was to describe what PRCC is, and what the organization does in a simple and accessible way for key audiences. This case study was built on findings from a review [...]
All plastics are not created equal
Response by the PRCC to the Op-Ed appearing on December 24 in the San Francisco Chronicle authored by Michael Sangiacomo, CEO and President of Recology, entitled “It’s time to cut use of plastics.” Opinion // Open Forum All plastics are not created equal By Patty Moore February 4, 2019 The Plastic Recycling Corporation of California (PRCC) [...]
Unlocking THE PLASTIC PARADOX
Petrochemical companies are exploring the economic risks from increased use of plastics while also aligning their business models with future supply-demand curves. Market forces should pave the way ahead, once we address the fundamental inefficiencies in the marketplace. Download