Nominations for PLASTICS Leadership Positions Accepted Through July 12
The nominations window for PLASTICS leadership positions is now open, with nominations accepted now through July 12, 2024.
Member involvement is vitally important to PLASTICS and the leadership nomination process plays an essential role in our success. Active participation will ensure that diverse perspectives from throughout the plastics value chain are considered when important association decisions are made. During the nomination period:
PLASTICS’ Industry Segment Councils—Equipment, Material Suppliers, and Processors—will elect new voting members for two-year terms beginning January 1, 2025.
Each Industry Segment Council will elect representatives to serve on the Board of Directors for two-year terms beginning January 1, 2025.
The Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) will fill seats in the Processors Industry Segment.
We urge you to give these elections serious thought and put forth individuals you feel are best suited to serve PLASTICS in leadership roles. If that person is you, please nominate yourself for consideration.
On June 26, PLASTICS launched the #PlasticsGivesBack campaign. This social media initiative is rooted in the mission of our FLiP (Future Leaders in Plastics) Community Impact Task Group, which fosters community involvement among PLASTICS members.
#PlasticsGivesBack spotlights all that the industry does on behalf of local communities and offers guidance on how to make such efforts successful in the workplace. PLASTICS members can support the campaign by posting community endeavors on all social media platforms and by sharing/reposting the posts of others as positive examples to other PLASTICS members and the broader industry.
What should you post about? Spotlight volunteer efforts that you and/or PLASTICS have taken part in (e.g., Fall Meeting Cleanup, packing meals at NPE2024), or highlight meaningful community initiatives that your organization is committed to.
Please use the #PlasticsGivesBack and #PeopleofPlastics hashtags when posting.
In keeping with our PLASTICS core value of optimism, your posts should be upbeat, fun, and positive. Our industry cares about our environment and is proud to help in our communities! For questions, please reach out to Anthony DiGrado or Heather Nortz at PLASTICS.
Nominations for the PLASTICS 2024 Innovation in Bioplastics Award are still being accepted. Please submit a nomination for accomplishments your company has made in the categories of material, product, or process. The nominations window closes on August 9.
FLiP Highlights Josh Kallmer, Zoom Head of Global Public Policy and Government Relations
Tuesday, July 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m ET
FLiP members! Sign up today and get your questions ready for Zoom's Head of Global Public Policy and Government Relations as he discusses innovative AI tools already in use and in development at Zoom and throughout the tech industry. Josh will also address where AI technology is headed in today's office environment and the evolving employee economy.
If you're a member company employee under age 40 and you aren't a member of FLiP, contact us about joining today and taking advantage of everything FLiP offers. There's no charge to join and enjoy all of FLiP's professional development opportunities.
Recycling is Real: Share the Good News
Recently, PLASTICS released our twelfth Recycling is Real video highlighting the hard working people who make recycling happen every day. Video #12 takes you inside Printpack, where PCR closes the loop for packaging without compromising recyclability. Learn more at RecyclingisReal.com and share the good news on LinkedIn,Twitter/X, and Facebook.
Welcome New PLASTICS Members
Reynolds Consumer Products provides quality household essentials and world-class brands, including the iconic Reynolds Wrap® aluminum foil, Reynolds Kitchens® parchment paper, plastic wrap, oven bags, and slow cooker liners. Their Hefty® brand is known for strong, dependable waste bags, slider bags, plates, and cups. Reynolds products are available in the U.S. and internationally, including the Alcan® and Diamond® brands, leaders in their markets.
Pres-Tek. is an ISO 13485 certified medical injection molding and technology center whose impressive production facility includes ISO Class 8 cleanrooms for production molding and a white room technology center for mold qualifications. Their modern medical molding operation utilizes all electric molding machines from 110 tons to 300 tons. Custom part handling systems include robots, end of arm tooling, part separation units and various indexing stations.
National Gear Repair is a specialty precision re-manufacturing machine shop with over 40 years of experience repairing and manufacturing a wide range of industrial equipment. They work with many different industries throughout North America and save customers over 60% from buying new equipment. Their extensive experience qualifies them to work on a broad range of equipment.
