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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has announced the winners of its 2021 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards, recognizing companies driving environmental advances in product design, sustainable materials and end-of-life recovery of plastics. GARÇON WINES Garçon…

By Norbert Sparrow Originally published in Plastics Today. The winners of the 2021 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards include a wine bottle design that went “sideways” in a good way and a composite material with a caffeine fix. A flat plastic wine bottle, composite material with a taste for…

WASHINGTON– The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today expressed its support for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide $14.5 million in funding through the Plastics Innovation Challenge for projects supporting the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new…

WASHINGTON– The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today released a statement after AB 1371 was voted down on the floor of the California State Assembly. The legislation currently has no viable path forward during the current legislative session. AB 1371 would prohibit online retailers from…

WASHINGTON – Over the past week, employers from across America within the plastics industry met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill during the 2021 Plastics Industry Virtual Fly-In. Representatives from 45 plastics companies joined 65 video calls with federal lawmakers and their staff. The plastics…

WASHINGTON – The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced today shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America came in lower in First Quarter 2021 than Fourth Quarter 2020. Shipments decreased following three consecutive quarters of growth,…