Informational Resources

All APR Design® Preferred PET, HDPE, or PP Packaging or Components Now Eligible The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently announced the successful culmination of the initial roll-out of the Preferred Design Recognition (PDR) Program which now enables brands, manufacturers, and converters to receive formal APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition for any complete PET, HDPE, or PP […]

Last week, the White House released a new report, “Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles, and Priorities.” The report is a product of the Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy (IPC). The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) issued the following statement in response to the report: “The release of […]

Canada’s leading Producer Responsibility Organizations launched a nationwide Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) to procure plastics packaging sortation and recycling services.

As we approach the 4th of July, show host Kara Pochiro is joined by APR’s Technical Director, Scott Trenor, to discuss all things recycling in the summertime. The duo talks tips for improving recycling at summer events, along with advice on how manufacturers of summer products, such as sunscreen, can design for recyclability. Their conversation […]

View the recording View the slides Is your company investing in sustainable package innovation? Get the credit you deserve, and let the world know, with APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition. Since its inception, the program has reviewed and recognized packaging from more than 120 companies and has led to the mainstream adoption of impactful innovations […]

Now Eligible for APR New Packaging Components Design® Recognition The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently announced updates to the APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition Program, adding new packaging components that are now eligible for Preferred Design Recognition (PDR.) There are several different paths to achieve APR Design® Recognition, including PDR, but all paths confirm that […]

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) applauds the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) for convening this week’s important hearing on “Efforts to Improve Reuse and Recycling.” Coming just weeks after the celebration of Earth Day — an annual reminder of […]

Recycled Content Host and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) VP of Communications and Public Affairs, Kara Pochiro, is joined this episode by two fellow APR colleagues, Rebecca Mick, Program Director for Film & Packaging Innovation, and Ruben Nance, APR Program Director responsible for the management and growth of APR’s Preferred Design Recognition (PDR) Program. […]

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) issued the following statement at the conclusion of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) on plastic pollution: “APR commends the substantial progress made in Ottawa to reduce plastic pollution through a global instrument. The message remains clear that these UN negotiations are truly a sea change […]