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On #AmericaRecycles Day, let me tell you 10 things @AmChemistry and @plasticmakers are doing to build a more responsible, sustainable & circular plastics industry.
1/ We have committed to making all plastic packaging used in the U.S. reusable, recyclable or recoverable within 10 years https://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/US-Plastics-Producers-Set-Circular-Economy-Goals-to-Recycle-or-Recover-100-Percent-of-Plastic-Packaging-by-2040.html
2/ We unveiled our Roadmap to Reuse, which is a strategic framework for solving the plastic waste challenge through a circular economy. https://www.reuseplastics.org/advocacy/the-roadmap-to-reuse/
3/ We outlined our Principles for Eliminating Plastic Waste through a #circulareconomy to guide our public policy discussions through collaboration. https://www.reuseplastics.org/advocacy/guiding-principles/
4/ We published Plastic Solutions for America, which assesses the current landscape across the plastic value chain and outlines a detailed plan to address plastic waste. https://www.reuseplastics.org/advocacy/roadmap-to-reuse-2020-report
5/ The private sector has announced investments of $5.3 billion since 2017 to significantly modernize recycling technology and systems across the U.S, many of whom are our members. https://plastics.americanchemistry.com/advanced-recycling-resources/investments-in-advanced-recycling-us.pdf
6/ We are working with a variety of partners on these issues, including @RECYPartnership, @ENERGY, @LoopFund, and @EndPlasticWaste… to name a few.
7/ We launched @SingleUseReuse to help educate stakeholders on how we are working to keep plastic waste out of the environment. https://www.reuseplastics.org/
8/ We strongly support the Save Our Seas Act 2.0 and hope Congress will send it to the President’s desk ASAP. https://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Applauds-House-Passage-of-the-Save-Our-Seas-2_0-Act.html
9/ Our industry is ready to work with Congress in a bipartisan fashion to pass legislation to create a more circular system for plastics. https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/elections-seen-sharpening-focus-plastics-washington
10/ We are a part of Operation Clean Sweep, a program that advances product stewardship and helpful operational practices to help eliminate leakage of plastic resin. https://www.opcleansweep.org/
