Plastics Industry Association

RECYCLING USA Collection, recycling rates for PET bottle polymer lag Europe / MIT study touts benefits of deposit and return schemes	17.07.2024
BIOPLASTICS US manufacturing revenue projected to grow / Positive outlook for plastics sector	27.06.2024
NPE US plastics trade fair attracts significantly fewer visitors than 2018 / Europe's weakness becomes North America's strength	24.05.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Industry initiative Operation Clean Sweep expands presence to 65 countries / 2023 Global Impact report	10.05.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY “The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling / 170 nations strive toward a global agreement	09.05.2024
NPE Biggest trade show on the North American continent to open doors again / Main topics: recycling, sustainability	06.05.2024
US INDUSTRY Congress reintroduces bill to extend producer responsibility, control resin production / Trade groups warn of stagnation in chemicals, plastics	11.12.2023
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Slowdown likely next year / Sector posts trade surplus in H1 / Consumption to flatten	07.12.2023
US RECYCLING EPA to back reclaim projects with most spending in 30 years / Plastics industry touts its own steps to date	09.10.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Slow going for UN plastics treaty / Draft to be completed by November / Select countries push for national autonomy	09.06.2023
USA Biden administration introduces recycling proposals / Senate submits reclaim legislation / Greenpeace calls for decisive action against plastics waste exports	05.05.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Congress introduces Protecting Communities from Plastics Act / Opposition and counter proposal from trade associations	08.12.2022
US PLASTICS RECYCLING Greenpeace calls most plastics unrecyclable / Group says 2021 US reclaim rate below 5% / US plastics association calls claims “irresponsible”	27.10.2022
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Shipments, employment rise in 2021 / Plastics products sixth-largest industry in America / Trade group to become “more vocal”	25.10.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Changes could limit purchases by US government	14.09.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Increase in domestic shipments, machine making in 2021 / Trade deficit in 2020	24.08.2022
RECYCLING USA California law requires all packaging to be recyclable or compostable in 10 years / Plastics packaging to be cut 25% / Industry to pay USD 5 bn to fight pollution, support communities	19.07.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Welcome back: chief econ Pineda returns / Association, former CEO prepare for their day in court	19.07.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION US industry group selects Mood-Horley to recruit new members, keep current ones happy	12.07.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Seaholm to helm US lobbying group / Former position as head of recyclable bag division raises questions	29.04.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION President of US group exits after less than three years / No word on a successor	31.03.2022
PLASTICS WASTE UN to develop global rules for plastics pollution / First draft expected in 2024	07.03.2022
WASTE MANAGEMENT USA Environmental Protection Agency's strategy to improve municipal solid waste recycling / Plastics provisions in US infrastructure law	26.11.2021
PLASTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY US trade organisation's report says plastics have lower environmental impact over lifecycle than other materials	04.11.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Shipments down sharply in 2020 / 2.2% rise forecast for 2021 / Plastics products still 8th largest US industry	25.10.2021