
Recycling News
A New Joint Commitment to Recycle the 240 million Pounds of PET Thermoformed Packaging Landfilled in California Every Year
Vernon, CA November 13, 2019 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 [...]
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 [...]
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
LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS FOR POSTCONSUMER RECYCLED RESINS: PET, HDPE, AND PP
Submitted to The Association of Plastic Recyclers by Franklin Associates, a Division of ERG OVERVIEW This analysis is an update and expansion of a recycled resin study completed in 20112 that quantified the total energy requirements, energy sources, atmospheric pollutants, waterborne pollutants, and solid waste resulting from the production of [...]