Description: (APR) The Association of Plastic Recyclers. Representing companies who acquire, reprocess and sell the output of postconsumer plastic processing capacity in North America.
APR is a US-based international non-profit and the only North American organization focused exclusively on improving recycling for plastics. Our tools & resources help companies design packaging that can be recycled, support innovations that overcome existing recycling challenges, and encourage stable and reliable markets for post-consumer recycled content. All so that the plastic recyclers—those that we represent—can successfully turn plastic waste into a new resource.
APR's Design Guide is the recognized industry leader in providing technically rigorous guidance representing a consensus among the plastic recycling industry. The success of APR's Design Guide demonstrates that functional, attractive, and economical plastic products can be designed that are also fully compatible with material and plastics reclamation systems.
APR In the News Designing with Detail: A Look at Package Design for Recyclability with Ruben Nance Jul 11, 2023 APR Webinar Boosting Demand for Recycled Plastics – Diverse Applications for PCR and the Myth of “Downcycling” Jun 21, 2023 APR In the News June APR Member Meeting Jun 6, 2023 APR Webinar Plastics Recycling Myth Busters May 31, 2023 APR In the News APR Represents Recyclers at the UN Environment Program May 26, 2023 APR Webinar Continued Expansion of APR’s MPG Recognition Program - Creating Packagi
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