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Polypropylene Recycling Coalition awards nearly $2 million in grants that will impact four million people nationally FALLS CHURCH, Va. (December 8, 2020) – The Recycling Partnership today announced nearly $2 million in catalytic grants to advance polypropylene recycling in the U.S. through its Po[...]

In less than one year, The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition awarded grants to 13 recycling facilities to increase recycling access by nearly 6%. FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Aug.24, 2021) – The Recycling Partnership today announced a third round of grant funding through its Polypr[...]

Leading companies from across the value chain take action to enhance polypropylene circularity with first Request for Proposals FALLS CHURCH, Va. (July 8, 2020) – The Recycling Partnership is pleased to announce today the launch of its Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, an industry collaboration t[...]

Polypropylene Recycling Coalition brings total awards to nearly $3 million in grants, impacting 7.2 million people nationally. FALLS CHURCH, Va. (March 31, 2021) – The Recycling Partnership today announced a second round of grant funding through its Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, distributing [...]

The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition has awarded more than $6 million in grants since inception, positively impacting nearly 18 million people nationwide FALLS CHURCH, Va. (April 6, 2022) – The Recycling Partnership today announced its fourth round of grant funding throu[...]

The following is a joint statement attributed to Steve Alexander, President, and CEO, The Association of Plastic Recyclers; Ron Gonen, CEO, Closed Loop Partners; Nina Goodrich, Executive Director, GreenBlue; And Keefe Harrison, CEO, The Recycling Partnership: (February 28, 2020) — With the [...]

The following is a joint statement attributable to Steve Alexander, President, and CEO, The Association of Plastic Recyclers; Ron Gonen, CEO, Closed Loop Partners; and Keefe Harrison, CEO, The Recycling Partnership: (July 1, 2021) — “The recent recommendations made by the California Statewide Co[...]

By Dylan de Thomas, Vice President of External Affairs The California Statewide Commission on Curbside Recycling and Market Development recently published a report to CalRecycle with recommendations regarding a Statewide Standardized Acceptance List of Recyclable Materials (CA Statewide Recyclable L[...]

By Keefe Harrison (previously posted by Keefe on LinkedIn) My Recycling Partnership team has a term to describe units of time in the world of our company – it’s “Partnership Years” – sort of like “Dog Years” I suppose, only better, in that a lot of work and progress gets packed into a [...]

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has a new plan to increase demand for recyclable plastics in North America, and with help from The Recycling Partnership, it is calling upon manufacturers and retailers to make it work. Companies joining the Recycle Demand Champions initiativewill instruct[...]

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) celebrates World Oceans Day and today reiterated its commitment to find solutions so that no P&G packaging finds its way to the world’s oceans. This builds on the Company’s leadership efforts in reducing its us[...]

Since 2014 the nation’s leading recycling nonprofit has reached over 100 million households diverting 770 million incremental pounds of recyclables from landfills    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2022) – The Recycling Partnership has released its Impact Report 2022: Complex Problems Require [...]

This article first appeared in GreenBiz By Juan Villar Mallagray & Samu Salo & Li Tu In response to the crisis, consumers and government regulators are putting pressure on companies to change the way they do business. Consumers want brands to use sustainable materials and some are willi[...]

The Polypropylene Recycling Coalition demonstrates the benefits to the entire recycling system that can result from efforts to solve material- specific recycling challenges. Polypropylene is an important packaging material increasingly used for various food and nonfood products; it is estimated to b[...]

An exploration of circular solutions for foam packaging Packaging plays a critical role in protecting products — including everything from food to household goods – from being harmed during their journey from conveyor belts to household shelves. But to reach a truly circular economy in the U[...]

When a package or material does not meet the criteria for recyclability (see page 23, Pathway to Circularity), companies are encouraged to take action. Coalitions can address the recycling challenges of today and consider solutions for the challenges of tomorrow. The Partnership currently leads thre[...]

This article, co-written by The Recycling Partnership’s VP of Industry Collaboration Dylan de Thomas and Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s Senior Manager Trina Matta, was originally published in Resource Recycling on June 29, 2017. Late last year, The Recycling Partnership and Sustainabl[...]

Project Type: Cart Rollout Total HH Served: 17,327 Projected New Tons/Year: 1,402 Year: 2014 In 2014, we partnered with Florence, AL – one of our inaugural cart communities – and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to roll out 65-gal. carts and establish a weekly collection cycle[...]