Recycling is Real Recognizes Recycling Week with New Video Featuring Eastman, Kingsport, TN

Washington D.C. —In celebration of Recycling Week, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has unveiled a new video as part of the Recycling is Real advocacy campaign. The video highlights the advanced recycling efforts taking place at Eastman in Kingsport, Tennessee.

PLASTICS’ Recycling is Real campaign has highlighted mechanical and advanced recycling facilities throughout the United States. Employees in each video who represent the recycling industry and the work that they do are featured at locations including Atlanta, GA; Madison, WI; North Vernon, IN; Baton Rouge, LA; Portland, PA; Eagle Rock, VA; Rialto, CA; Wytheville, VA; Piqua, OH; Reidsville, NC; Tampa, FL; and Farmingdale, NY.

“As we celebrate Recycling Week, we’re proud to show that recycling is real and happening every day,” said PLASTICS President and CEO Matt Seaholm. “Thanks to advanced recycling technologies, it’s possible to recycle more plastic than ever before. The Recycling is Real campaign highlights the people in our industry across America who work tirelessly to recycle valuable materials each day. We will continue 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.

 The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is the only organization that supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $519 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of our members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.