The Buy Recycled Products Directory, managed by More Recycling, showcases more than 200 items made using post-consumer resin that are available in the marketplace right now. As the top chart below indicates, the majority of the products we have identified fall into the consumer goods category, but many also are geared toward the commercial sector, meaning businesses do have opportunities...

The Buy Recycled Products Directory, managed by More Recycling, showcases more than 200 plastic items made using post-consumer resin that are available in the marketplace right now. As the top chart below indicates, the majority of the products we have identified fall into the consumer goods category, but many also are geared toward the commercial sector, meaning businesses do have...

The graph below shows the trends for four major scrap plastic categories tracked and reported as collected for recycling in the U.S., going back to 2010. This chart was made possible through the participation of recyclers and exporters and support from the American Chemistry Council, the Association of Plastic Recyclers, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and the National Association for...

The graph below shows the trends for four major scrap plastic categories tracked and reported as collected for recycling in the U.S., going back to 2010. This chart was made possible through the participation of recyclers and exporters and support from the American Chemistry Council, the Association of Plastic Recyclers, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and the National Association for...

More Recycling (MORE), with a core group of stakeholders, is working to address barriers to recycling plastic squeeze tubes. As is the case when adding any packaging format to the recycling stream, initial key steps are to determine the make-up of the material as well as to understand how much is out there in the marketplace. This information can help...

More Recycling (MORE), with a core group of stakeholders, is working to address barriers to recycling plastic squeeze tubes. As is the case when adding any packaging format to the recycling stream, initial key steps are to determine the make-up of the material as well as to understand how much is out there in the marketplace. This information can help...

The graph below shows the downstream trends for four major plastic resins collected for recycling in the U.S. and Canada going back to 2009 (the graph stops at 2017 because that is the most recent year for which figures are available). From 2009 to 2016, the total amount of post-consumer plastic exported to overseas markets from the U.S. and Canada...

The graph below shows the downstream trends for four major plastic resins collected for recycling in the U.S. and Canada going back to 2009 (the graph stops at 2017 because that is the most recent year for which figures are available). From 2009 to 2016, the total amount of post-consumer plastic exported to overseas markets from the U.S. and Canada...

Historically, companies have used post-consumer resin (PCR) because it was a lower cost feedstock than virgin. In recent years, however, pricing for virgin plastic (mostly “wide spec” resin) has fallen below that of PCR (mostly high quality PCR that is suitable for food contact). Developing PCR that can compete with virgin resin, in terms of performance or consistency in specifications,...

Historically, companies have used post-consumer resin (PCR) because it was a lower cost feedstock than virgin. In recent years, however, pricing for virgin plastic (mostly “wide spec” resin) has fallen below that of PCR (mostly high quality PCR that is suitable for food contact). Developing PCR that can compete with virgin resin, in terms of performance or consistency in specifications,...