The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has unveiled a new video as part of the Recycling is Real advocacy campaign, marking the campaign’s one-year milestone dedicated to promoting and defending plastic recycling in America. The new video highlights the efforts taking place at Commercial Plastics Recycling (CPR) Inc. in Tampa, Florida.
PLASTICS’ Recycling is Real campaign has highlighted mechanical and advanced recycling facilities throughout the U.S. Employees in each video who represent the recycling industry and the work that they do are featured at locations including Atlanta, Georgia; Madison, Wisconsin; North Vernon, Indiana; Baton Rouge, Louisiana and many others.
“Plastic recycling is very real, and Commercial Plastics Recycling (CPR) Inc. does it every day in Tampa, Florida,” said PLASTICS’ president and chief executive officer Matt Seaholm. “For the past year now, the Recycling is Real campaign has been highlighting the dedicated people of our industry across America who work to recycle valuable materials. We are committed to continuing to show the public and lawmakers that recycling is undeniable, and a feasible and economical way to achieve a more circular economy.”
The Recycling is Real campaign provides content to help elected officials and policymakers understand that recycling is a vital link of the sustainability and circularity chain, enabling them to make more well-informed decisions about recycling resources for their constituents.
The Recycling is Real campaign was also created in an effort to put an end to false narratives suggesting recycling is not actually happening or claiming that recycling is a “myth.” Recycling has come under attack from those who wish to reduce or eliminate the production of plastic altogether. Recycling is Real shows how recycling happens, where it happens and introduces the people who make it happen.
