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Flexible film recycling has more than doubled in the USA since 2015
Packaging recycling in US rises by 10%
Recycling in two major categories of plastics packaging – rigid and flexible – jumped by around 10% in the USA in 2016. Recycling of rigid packaging
reached a minimum of 1.46 billion lbs (662,000 tonnes) while film climbed to 1.3bn lbs (590,000 tonnes) collected for recycling, according to reports from the American Chemistry Council. The reports are the 2016 National
Post-Consumer Non-Bottle Rigid Plastic Recycling Report and the 2016 National Post-Consumer Plastic Bag and Film Recycling Report. The reports also show long-term
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growth in both categories: the volume of rigid plastics collected for recycling in 2016 was nearly 4.5 times greater than that collected in 2007, while plastic film recycling has grown for 12 consecutive years – and more than doubled since the first report in 2005. Collection and recycling of plastic
bottles is dealt with in a separate report. “We are pleased to see the
increase in plastic film and rigid plastics recycling in 2016 and the
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dramatic growth over the last dec- ade,” said Steve Russell, vice presi- dent of ACC’s plastics division. Both reports attribute the increase in collected material partly to a change in demand from export markets – such as China’s 2017 policy restricting imports of scrap materials, including plastics. “From investments in recycling facilities and advanced technologies, to public commitments to use more recycled plastics in products and packaging, we see real dedication from the recyclers and end users to grow end-market opportunities for plastics recycling here in the U.S.,” said Russell. Recycled plastic film is typically used in wood-plastic composites (WPCs), new film and sheet, and agricultural products. Typical end markets for rigid packaging include automotive parts, lawn and garden products, and thick-walled injection moulded products. Both reports were based on an annual survey of reclaimers conduct- ed by More Recycling. �
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