Recycling Innovations

America’s plastic makers have set a goal for all plastic packaging to be reused, recycled or recovered in the United States by 2040. New business models and improved traditional and advanced recycling technologies are key to helping us achieve our objectives.

Mechanical Recycling

America’s plastic makers have set a goal for all plastic packaging to be reused, recycled or recovered in the United States by 2040.

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Advanced Recycling

We are working to advance innovative new technologies, grow advanced recycling infrastructure, develop new uses and end markets for recovered plastics.

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Plastic Waste Solutions

America’s Plastic Makers support of a series of guiding principles to accelerate the elimination of plastic waste through the creation of a circular economy.

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The drive to 2040

Plastic Packaging Circularity Goals

Today only approximately 13 percent of plastic packaging is recycled. The plastics industry has pledged to achieve a circular economy for plastic packaging so that 100 percent of used plastic packaging in the U.S. will be reused, recycled, or recovered by 2040.

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The drive to 2040

Investments in Recycling

Achieving circularity for plastics packaging will require input from the entire plastics value chain. Learn what the plastics industry is doing to advance both mechanical and advanced plastics recycling.

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