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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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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
These model bale specs provide a benchmark to commodity suppliers, indicating that plastic bales produced to these specifications will be accepted by APR reclaimer members. Use these model bale specs to produce a quality feedstock.
Material:
Plastic
Category:
Sorting/Consolidation
Action:
Role:
• Produce Quality Recycled Feedstock
Sorters/Consolidators
These specifications are derived from many sectors of the metals, paper stock, plastics, and glass industries and are constructed to represent the quality or composition of materials bought and sold.
Use these guidelines for preparing materials for buying and selling processed scrap commodities.
Material:
Plastic, Metal, Fiber, Glass
Category:
Sorting/Consolidation
Action:
Role:
• Produce Quality Recycled Feedstock
Sorters/Consolidators
Simply answer a few questions to customize your campaign materials, download files and get going. Often 1 in 4 items (sometimes more) in recycling carts should not be there. These easy-to-build outreach documents help keep residents informed and improve the quality of your recycling stream.
Material:
Plastic, Metal, Fiber, Glass
Category:
Recycling Outreach
Action:
Role:
• Recycle Right
• Government/Institutions
• Collectors
Looking to improve recycling where you live, work, and play? We have just the solution. Trash in the recycling costs the U.S. recycling system more than $300M each year. Our FREE templates allow you to personalize, download, and print labels or signs showing accepted recyclables.
Material:
Plastic, Metal, Fiber, Glass
Category:
Recycling Outreach
Action:
Role:
• Recycle Right
• Government/Institutions
• Collectors
Looking to clean up your residential recycling stream? This kit provides proven steps, tools, and resources to help improve the quality of your recycling program. Increasing the quality saves on disposal fees, improves resident satisfaction, and ensures sustainability of the recycling system.
Material:
Plastic, Metal, Fiber, Glass
Category:
Recycling Outreach
Action:
Role:
• Recycle Right
• Government/Institutions
• Collectors
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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.

Check out the Info Exchange to get access to critical information on including programs, policies, tools and research to drive future growth of the circular economy in the U.S.
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