Informational Resources

This report presents the findings of the major post-consumer plastic categories recovered for recycling, including Bottles, Non-bottle Rigid Plastics, Film, and Other Plastics. Brought to you by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the Foundation for Plastic Recycling, the Recycling Partnership, and the U.S. Plastics Pact.

This report details the results of a survey commissioned by the APR concerning recycled content and recyclability claims.

Reduce, reuse, recycle — we’ve all heard it a hundred times. This year, the need to reduce what we buy and the value of reusing and repairing what we can has hit home. But everything has an end to its useful life, and that is where recycling comes in. Recycling is a necessary and important […]

APR President and CEO Steve Alexander answers questions about a new law in California that sets minimum post-consumer resin content requirements for plastic bottles. What is AB-793? AB 793 is a new law in California, passed unanimously by the California legislature and signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on August 28, 2020, that […]

In 2017 there was a perfect storm for the plastics recycling industry in the United States. With China’s National Sword policy, U.S. recyclers suddenly lost a market for 65% of curbside-collected polypropylene, including nearly all bulky rigids. At the same time, a tsunami of virgin resin hit the marketplace, with over 50 million pounds (260 […]

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 hand in hand for mutual success. […]

Every region has different recycling rules, but using common terms helps to reduce confusion and contamination. The terms and tools provided by Stina, Inc. helps community recycling program coordinators more effectively educate their residents about which plastics to recycle. The tools include an outreach builder with sample language and free images that makes it easy […]

This is the first year the major plastic categories have been reported together in one report. Brought to you by the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council, The Association of Plastic Recyclers, and the Foundation for Plastic Recycling.

This video from the Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council and APR highlights the economic impact of plastics recycling in the Carolinas at a time when China is tightening up what imported recycling commodity materials it will accept.