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Advanced Recycling and American Manufacturing

Peggy Smedley and Ross Eisenberg, president, America’s Plastic Makers, American Chemistry Council, talk about advanced recycling and the future of American manufacturing.

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Do Plastics Really Get Recycled?

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Building a Better Recycling System for Food Packaging

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Let’s Regulate Plastics Recycling the Right Way: as Manufacturing

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Movement on Plastics Recycling (and American Manufacturing Jobs)

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America’s Plastic Makers Applaud EPA’s Action on Advanced Recycling

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American Chemistry Council Responds to “The Plastic Detox” Documentary

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Let’s Give Americans What They Want

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Affordability, Sustainability, and the Packaging Policy Moment

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Recycling does not end at the blue bin. It’s where the journey begins.

In the latest Sustainably Speaking, Mia Quinn and Laura Stewart explore what happens after collection, how sorting technology is improving, why packaging design matters, and what it will take to build a

Plastic pipes help deliver clean drinking water, manage waste and support critical infrastructure for generations.

As recycling evolves, the industry is working to recover and reuse valuable materials while ensuring recycled-content pipes meet necessary performance standards. ♻️

.@VW says recycled-content requirements mean recovering enough automotive-grade recycled plastics for new cars.

As demand grows, scaling recycling technologies and expanding access to recycled plastics will be critical to meeting automakers’ needs.

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This is your sign to stop removing plastic bottle caps.

Laura Stewart (@NAPCOR_PET) says keep them on because they can be recycled and separated later in the process. Full episode: https://t.co/MAkKR8LiEb https://t.co/10w8Os1V3M

Belgium now recycles six times more plastic packaging than four years ago

What's possible when recycling systems are designed to work?

Belgium recycled nearly 6x more household plastic packaging in 2025 than it did 4 years earlier, thanks to investments in collection, sorting, and recycling infrastructure. ♻️

https://t.co/2aWyL7f02X

For many of us, curbside recycling is easy to take for granted. But many communities *still* don’t have access to it. @NAPCOR_PET’s Laura Stewart talks about how we can expand access to curbside recycling programs in underserved areas on the latest Sustainably Speaking. Don’t https://t.co/XAuD1HrJRe