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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Sep 22, 2016) -  An industry collaborative today announced the findings of a research program which showed that automated sorting technologies in use today can be...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jul 26, 2016) - A new study by Trucost finds the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than if plastics were...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jun 21, 2016) -  Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - May 24, 2016) - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today released a new report entitled "Marine Plastic Debris and Microplastics: Global lessons and...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - May 20, 2016) - Leaders from plastics organizations across the globe announced that there were approximately 260 projects planned, underway or completed as part of...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - May 18, 2016) - "Residents of Chicago and Cook County can recycle flexible plastic wraps and bags -- a category of materials also known as 'film' -- at nearly 400...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Dec 9, 2015) - Holiday shoppers now have an easy way to figure out where to recycle the foam packaging that protects their gifts and keeps their hot cocoa warm. ...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jun 8, 2015) - The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Ocean Recovery Alliance today introduced two new tools aimed at helping communities around the globe evaluate...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - May 13, 2015) - Due largely to plentiful and affordable natural gas and natural gas liquids from shale formations, U.S. jobs related to plastics manufacturing are...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Apr 8, 2015) -  ACC is pleased to announce that the Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) has joined the Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG), a self-funded group...