Groups React To 'Problematic' Materials List
Plastics Recycling Update by Jared Paben | January 26, 2022
The U.S. Plastics Pact says PS and PVC packaging and other materials should be phased out in coming years. A curbside recycling operator called the potential elimination of PVC and PS packaging “two really big steps in the right direction,” though several groups criticized the Pact’s work.
The U.S. Plastics Pact’s list of “problematic and unnecessary materials,” published today, was highly anticipated, with the organization’s expansive list of signatories, including major public and private organizations, lending the document significant authority. It’s among the first industry-backed efforts to specifically note which types of plastics should be avoided in packaging.