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Recycling Partnership launches Polypropylene there may be as much as 1.6 billion pounds of
Recycling Coalition polypropylene available per year from single-family
homes that could be recycled into new products
he Recycling Partnership is pleased to announce ranging from automotive parts to personal care and
Ttoday the launch of its Polypropylene Recycling food packaging. The Polypropylene Recycling
Coalition, an industry collaboration to improve Coalition's RFP will improve polypropylene recycling in
polypropylene recovery and recycling in the United the United States by awarding grant dollars to be
States and further develop the end-market of high- applied to purchasing polypropylene sorting
quality recycled polypropylene. The Coalition is also equipment and supporting consumer education
taking its first action by opening a Request For programs in communities. Through funding like these
grants, research, and consumer education programs,
the Coalition aims to make it easier for people to
recycle polypropylene in curbside recycling and ensure
that more recyclers can effectively sort the material in
their facilities.

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Proposals (RFP) for Material Recovery Fac ilities (MRFs)
to apply for financial grants to enable improved 2020
sortation of polypropylene and widen acceptance
through consumer education programs in
communities. The Polypropylene Recycling Coalition,
as part of The Recycling Partnership's Pathway to A complete Business tool with
Circularity Initiative, is supported by funders
representing all segments of the material's value innite shelf life and reference
chain, including founding members Keurig Dr Pepper,
Braskem, and the Walmart Foundation. Additional Book for a business setup.
inaugural members include American Chemistry
Council, Danone North America, EFS Plastics, KW
Plastics, LyondellBasell, Procter & Gamble, St. Joseph Management has decided to print
Plastics, and Winpak. The Coalition set an initial
funding target of $35 million over five years and is your member's company logo
seeking additional supporters. "Together, we can
stimulate a system wide shift to increase the capture along
of polypropylene and demand for recycled content. We with your details in the Directory
encourage all companies that use polypropylene to be
part of the solution," said Keefe Harrison, CEO of The on a complimentary basis.
Recycling Partnership. "The Polypropylene Recycling
Coalition's work to improve and increase the recovery
of polypropylene will support jobs, preserve natural Kindly send your updated contact
resources, and help build a circular economy in the
United States."This industry-wide collaborative will details along with your company
address key opportunities in recycling polypropylene, logo on publication@aipma.net
or No.5 plastic, which has properties that make it an
invaluable material found in everyday consumer for printing in the Directory.
packaging such as yogurt cups, coffee pods, butter
tubs, and many others. According to The Recycling
Partnership's 2020 State of Curbside Recycling report,

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