APR meeting dives into PR, policy and more
In recent weeks, media outlets around the world have published stories questioning the viability of plastics recycling – many based on a recent Greenpeace report. Meanwhile, states are implementing laws intended to bolster materials recovery overall. Add to the mix a softening resin market with rapidly falling prices.
It was against this backdrop of stress and change that about 330 plastics recycling professionals from across the U.S. gathered at the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) meeting in Austin, Texas last week.
It was against this backdrop of stress and change that about 330 plastics recycling professionals from across the U.S. gathered at the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) meeting in Austin, Texas last week.
Steve Alexander, president of APR, opened the meeting by diving straight into the recent Greenpeace report, which uses suspect data analysis in an attempt to demonstrate that no plastic is recyclable and to bolster the group's argument that all single-use plastic items should be banned in favor of reusable packaging.
Read the full article from Plastics Recycling Update.
