FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 13, 2019
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`Newest APR Recycling Demand Champion Companies Announced at the 2019 Plastics
`Recycling Conference
`Proactively Building Demand for Recycled Plastics
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`Fourteen new companies have committed to an ongoing campaign that expands market demand for recycled
`resins and improves plastic recycling in North America. Announced during the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference,
`and developed by The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the leading international trade organization
`representing the plastics recycling industry, The APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign plays a prominent
`role in driving investment and increasing supply of PCR.
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`APR also announced a partnership with The Foodservice Packagaing Institute (FPI) to further expand the options
`for Champion Companies to increase their PCR usage through polystyrene (PS) applications. FPI sponsored the
`development of a list of PS PCR vendor companies that will be added to the current vendor listing on the APR
`website, and supported the recruitment of new APR Recycling Demand Champion companies.
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`“We welcome the opportunity to partner with FPI to expand the options that Demand Champion companies have
`to acheve their commitment,” explained Liz Bedard, Director of the APR Rigid Plastic Recycling Program. “APR
`Recycling Demand Champions commit to boost the current demand for PCR - it is all about NEW demand.”
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`The campaign includes any and all new volume PCR utilization. This can be achieved through purchasing “work in
`process” (WIP) goods used in manufacturing facilities that contain PCR, developing a new application for PCR, as
`well as an increase in PCR usage in a current application.
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`APR is pleased to announce the new APR Recycling Demand Champions are:
`Envision
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`Plastipak/Clean Tech
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`Annie’s
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`• Dow
`• Dart
`Fabri-Kal
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`Paktech
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`Re-Play
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`Avery Dennison
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`Colgate-Palmolive
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`Pactiv
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`Revolution Plastics
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`Coldkeepers
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`These companies join those that already committed earlier in 2018: Berry Global, Keurig Green Mountain, The
`Procter & Gamble Company, Target Corp., Champion Polymer Recycling, Denton Plastics, Nestle, QRS, Unilever,
`ECO Products, Avangard innovative, UPM Raflatac, PAC Worldwide, and Champion Poymer Recycling.
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`“Due to current market conditions the critical need for an increase in demand has become glaringly apparent,”
`explained Bedard. “Within 12 months of becoming a Demand Champion, those companies must purchase or
`manufacture PCR containing item(s) and report to APR.”
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`All data submitted to APR will remain confidential, but will be aggregated and developed into a reporting tool that
`will be released in October of each year. Click here to view the October 2018 APR Recycling Demand Champions
`Annual Report.
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`“APR began recruiting companies to commit to the campaign in 2017,” commented Steve Alexander, President
`and CEO of APR. “We are pleased that the number of companies continues to expand each year, and we look
`forward to working with them to expand the market for mixed residential plastics, increase the demand for
`postconsumer recycled resins, and enhancing the plastics recycling industry.”
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`Contact:
`Kara Pochiro
`APR VP of Communications & Public
`Kara@plasticsrecycling.org
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`The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) is The Voice of Plastics Recycling®. As the international trade
`association representing the plastics recycling industry, membership includes independent recycling companies
`of all sizes, processing numerous resins, as well as consumer product companies, equipment manufacturers,
`testing laboratories, organizations, and others committed to the success of plastics recycling. APR advocates the
`recycling of all plastics. Visit www.PlasticsRecyling.org for more information.
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