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PS, including EPS; the pact said in a press release. “For these ma-
terials, key actions and needs for innovation are
PVC, including polyvinylidene chloride; identified that will enable circularity if the neces-
sary steps are taken across the value chain. The
Stirrers and straws.
Evaluation List brings additional transparency
Now non-compostable produce stickers, multi- for all stakeholders, providing a line of sight to
material plastic packaging and degradability ongoing focus areas.”
additives are slated to be phased out by 2030.
Oxo-degradable additives, which were on the The Association of Plastic Recyclers also re-
cently announced that degradable additives in
original list, are still set for elimination by 2025.
The new category covers all other degradability packaging now will put the package into the
non-recyclable category of its Design Guide for
additives.
Plastics Recyclability. (APR owns Resource Re-
The latest additions were approved by signa- cycling, which publishes Plastics Recycling Up-
tories on April 16. The next evaluation period is date.)
2026, and small-format packaging, plastic shop-
ping bags, produce bags, non-compostable The U.S. Plastics Pact also has other goals, in-
plastic beverage pods and multi-material rigid cluding reducing the use of virgin plastic among
thermoforms are all under consideration, ac- signatories by 30% by 2030, recycling 50% of
cording to the 2024 report. plastic packaging by 2025 and averaging 30%
PCR or biobased material in packaging by 2025.
“Items on this list don’t have a clear path to circu- It recently extended the timeline on some of
larity, but for a variety of reasons such as impact those goals.
to carbon footprint of an item or lack of viable Source – Plastics Recycling Update
alternatives for a necessary material, elimination
may not be the appropriate recommendation,”
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