Circularity in Action

Circularity in Action

Achieving true circularity requires a movement. More transparency around the environmental impact of our decisions is needed to create an optimized recovery ecosystem.
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APR Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability
The APR Design Guide was developed to help package design engineers create packaging that is fully compatible with plastics recycling systems in North America. Use the Guide to design for recycling and help achieve high yields of marketable recycled material.
Material:
Plastic
Category:
Design Guidance
Action:
Role:
• Design for Recycling
• Converters
• Brand Companies/Manufacturers
Design for Recycled Content Guide
This Guide supports brands and suppliers who are looking to incorporate recycled content in packaging. The Guide provides practical recommendations to inform strategy and decision making by providing existing challenges, areas of opportunity, and myths about the use of recycled content.
Material:
Plastic, Metal, Fiber, Glass
Category:
Design Guidance
Action:
Role:
• Use Recycled Content
• Converters
• Brand Companies/Manufacturers
Plasticsmarkets.org
This directory connects suppliers and buyers of all types of scrap plastic (from bales to post consumer resin). It's supported by the plastics industry and intended for use in North America. Use the directory to connect to the market and find the material you need.
Material:
Plastic
Category:
Recycled Materials
Action:
Role:
• Use Recycled Content
• Produce Quality Recycled Feedstock
• Converters
• Brand Companies/Manufacturers
• Sorters/Consolidators
• Recycled Material Processors
Plastic Recycling Buyers and Sellers List
APR provides a complete directory of materials that APR Members purchase and sell, as well as services (grinding, densifying, washing, pelletizing, compounding and solid stating) provided by APR members. The directory is updated periodically throughout the year, so please check back often.
Material:
Plastic
Category:
Recycled Materials
Action:
Role:
• Use Recycled Content
• Converters
• Brand Companies/Manufacturers
• Sorters/Consolidators
• Recycled Material Processors
List of PCR Certified Companies
Looking for certified PCR? APR 's PCR Certification Program provides confidence that endorsed certification companies adhere to a clear, consistent definition of PCR that aligns with the ISO 14021:2016 definition. See the list to find companies with certified PCR and use recycled content.
Material:
Plastic
Category:
Recycled Materials
Action:
Role:
• Use Recycled Content
• Converters
• Brand Companies/Manufacturers
How2Recycle Label
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) created the How2Recycle label to provide consistent and transparent on-package recycling information to consumers in North America.
Material:
Plastic, Metal, Fiber, Glass
Category:
Design Guidance
Action:
Role:
• Design for Recycling
Brand Companies/Manufacturers
The Recycling Playbook
Walmart developed its Recycling Playbook to be a supplemental resource for companies setting recyclable packaging and recycled content goals. The document, which is broken up by packaging format, focuses on the most common packaging formats found in Walmart stores.
Material:
Plastic, Metal, Fiber, Glass
Category:
Design Guidance
Action:
Role:
• Design for Recycling
Brand Companies/Manufacturers
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We are working to add more tools to the Platform for plastic, glass, metal, and fiber. If you have a suggestion for a tool that should be added to the Circularity in Action Platform, please select the Suggest a Tool button below and tell us about it.
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Check out what others are doing to support recycling and the transition to a circular economy.
The United States has a long and rich history of recycling market development efforts by a wide range of stakeholders. In order to overcome current challenges in achieving a circular economy, we must share lessons learned, success stories and specific mechanisms which have advanced recycling in the past.

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