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Industry Announcements

Plastics Recycling Update highlights the latest announcements from industry companies and organizations. For information on submitting press releases or contributing op-eds to us, review our FAQ page.

News from American Beverage, Inteplast Group and more

Industry organization American Beverage is marking six years of the Every Bottle Back initiative, with over $2 million in investments in 2025 and the delivery of 1 million recycling carts.

The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (Ameripen) and other industry associations released a report that estimates industry-led source reduction efforts decreased US packaging volumes by about 5 million metric tons between 2019 and 2024.

Inteplast Group acquired Laubach Companies, a trucking and warehousing business based in Arkansas, expanding Inteplast’s logistics arm.

MKV Polymers, a subsidiary of Germany-based industrial plastics recycler and compounder MKV, is opening a North American arm in Akron, Ohio. 

Reusables.com received a US patent for its reusable asset tracking system that enables food service operators to offer multi-use containers without requiring consumer deposits or infrastructure overhauls.

WM announced it now accepts PP and paper to-go cups in curbside recycling, and released its 2025 recycling report, indicating a significant gap between consumers’ recycling intentions and actual behaviors, and suggesting that brands can influence purchasing decisions by prioritizing recyclability.

 

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