PLASTICS Presents Senator Tom Carper with Recycling is Real 2024
Congressional Recycling Champion Award
PLASTICS and the Congressional Recycling Caucus—along with a coalition of fifteen Industry Associations—gathered on Capitol Hill during Recycling Week to present the 2024 Recycling Champion award to retiring Senator Tom Carper (D-DE). The event, attended by stakeholders, House and Senate staff and Industry Association representatives, recognized Senator Carper’s dedication to sustainability and leadership in advancing recycling policies. Senator Caper's work has left a lasting impact on the recycling industry by driving innovation and creating opportunities for progress and growth across the country.
PLASTICS President & CEO Matt Seaholm presented Sen. Tom Carper, retiring Co-Chair of the Recycling Caucus, with the Recycling is Real 2024 Congressional Recycling Champion Award, adding, "PLASTICS remains committed to working with policymakers, the new administration, and local governments to expand recycling efforts and recover valuable materials for reuse every day." Senate Recycling Caucus Co-chairmen Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), and Senator Carper both delivered remarks highlighting the work of the Caucus and recognizing the efforts of industry groups like PLASTICS in their successes.
As Senator Carper accepted the award, he reflected on his passion for recycling, noting, “I believe we have a responsibility to leave our planet in better shape than we found it. By promoting recycling in America, we can serve as faithful stewards of our planet and fight climate change, while also investing in American manufacturing and jobs.”
Sen.John Boozman (R-AR), Matt Seaholm and Sen.Tom Carper (D-DE)
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America Recycles, But Not Enough
“As we celebrate National Recycling Week and America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, we're all eager to remind the public of the critical role recycling plays in a sustainable world. As an industry, we are working alongside our partners to make plastics more recyclable and to educate people on the importance of daily recycling…The recycling and plastics industries have made real progress to show the possibilities behind advancing recycling, but there's more we can — and must — do to help move these numbers up.”
PLASTICS Celebrates Recycling Week, National Recycling Day
Each year, The Plastics Industry Association leads Recycling Week as a way to champion the recycling industry in America. This year, with support from across the supply chain and industry partners, PLASTICS spread the message that recycling is real and taking place right here in America. PLASTICS provided promotional digital messaging, online videos and interviews over several media platform channels throughout Recycling Week. A wealth of insightful posts, including those that debunked recycling myths, presented plastics facts, and explored the industry’s environmental innovations were shared, underscoring the industry’s dedication to sustainability. To learn more about the 2024 #plasticrecyclingweek visit our website HERE.
PLASTICS has released a new Recycling is Real video featuring the professionals at EASTMAN in Kingsport, Tennessee. The video highlights one of the largest integrated advanced recycling sites in North America, where they are able to recycle 110,000 metric tons annually, using molecular recycling technologies and making material that can be used again and again. Be sure to visit the Recycling is Real site and sign up for updates today!
PLASTICS Upcoming Events
PLASTICS and the Vinyl Institute will once again convene to bring you Vinyl Week, combining the PLASTICS Vinyl Compounders Conference and the Vinyl Institute Sustainability Summit into one, must-attend event. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with executives from global companies, policymakers, and peers from across the supply chain focused on the future success of the vinyl industry. Vinyl Week gathers the industry under one roof so attendees can make the most of their time on-site. See the entire agenda and register here.
The nomination period for the 2025 Plastic Sustainability Innovation Awards has opened! Apply today to be recognized as one of the leaders in sustainable design, material, or end-of-life. Your innovations in plastic materials, products, or manufacturing processes will be judged by hand-selected industry experts. Be sure to enter your nomination by January 17th. You can view the judging criteria, past award winners, and more at the award webpage.
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