Washington, D.C.— The Denver Post has published a letter to the editor written by Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Patrick Krieger, in response to an opinion piece falsely claiming plastic recycling is ‘a lie.’
“Misleading claims about plastic recycling undermine efforts to improve recycling rates in the U.S. Each year, Americans recycle over five billion pounds of plastic and the plastics industry has invested over $8 billion into improving recycling infrastructure and advancing new technologies.”
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The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is the only organization that supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $519 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of our members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.
