U.S. retailers partner with plastics industry to increase plastic film recycling
U.S. retailers and plastics industry partners collaborate to increase plastic film recycling. In order to increase the recycling rate of plastic films and plastic bags, the Flexible Film Recycling Group of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Connecticut In cooperation with the state government, a plastic film and plastic bag recycling event was launched at the Price Chopper supermarket in Middletown. There are more than 18,000 supermarkets and retailers across the United States providing plastic film recycling services in their stores, but consumer awareness has not increased accordingly. If plastic film is placed in curbside recycling bins in the United States, the machine's sorting system will not function properly. Therefore, various parts of the United States have begun to advocate separate recycling of plastic films and plastic bags, hoping to take the opportunity to let consumers understand the importance of separate recycling of plastic films and support the flexible film recycling mechanism. The Plastic Film Recycling website established by ACC lists various ways to recycle plastic films and plastic bags, and provides operators with ways to increase the recycling rate of plastic films, including contacting local recycling and processing manufacturers during the packaging design stage. Discuss what packaging materials or designs can increase consumers’ ability to identify the materials and place them in the correct recycling pipeline. The flexible film recycling team is also committed to designing a “recyclable logo” that consumers can easily identify.