During a visit to a Colorado Air Force base on Friday, President Barack Obama continued to embrace the use of America’s abundant natural gas. This follows last week’s State of the Union address when the President endorsed an “all of the above” approach to energy production in America. “Even if we tapped every drop of [...]
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Plastics at work behind the wheel: Pics and notes from the Detroit Auto Show
This week our Plastics Make It Possible® Team traveled to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2012 in Detroit to see how plastics are being used in incredibly innovative ways to help make cars safer and more fuel efficient. The team was also amazed to see how plastics are helping to enable beautiful, sleek [...]
Come rain, snow or shine, energy recovery can offer a consistent source of power
The winter months can put a tremendous strain on power grids. And just as our need for heat starts to rise, so does the waste we generate (just consider the food and gift packaging we go through during the winter holidays). Although these two occurrences may seem unrelated, some communities have found a common solution [...]
Climax Global Energy brings new jobs to rural South Carolina with $5 million plastics-to-oil facility
“Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!” wrote South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on her Facebook page, breaking the news to fans about Climax Global Energy Inc.’s establishment of a state-of-the-art plastics-to-oil facility in Barnwell County. The $5 million investment is expected to generate 20 new jobs in Blackville, SC, and make a palpable impact on the 1,100 households [...]
Energy recovery pioneer, Agilyx, turns non-recycled plastics into valuable energy
Plastics recycling is a growing business, as Americans continue to recycle billions of pounds of plastic bottles, containers, bags and wraps every year. But what happens to plastics that aren’t recycled? Oregon-based Agilyx is using chemistry to convert more of these valuable materials from waste into useful fuel. As Lew Feucht, an account manager at [...]
Teaming up for recycling success during the 2011 “Recycle. Goal.” challenge
Kudos to the Anaheim Impact, the winners of the 2011 Recycle. Goal. challenge. The Impact, a boys under 13 team from the Anaheim Soccer Club, recycled more than 13,000 pounds of materials, edging out two dozen other youth soccer teams across Southern California that took part in the 9-week competition. Altogether the teams recycled more [...]
Online webinar seeks to raise awareness of energy recovery, leveraging the energy value of plastics
At 1:30pm EST today, Greg Wilkinson, president of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, will lead a webinar about how we use and reuse plastics in America, and how best to leverage the impressive and underutilized energy value of plastics. As you’ll see, it begins with education – letting the public in on the magic behind [...]
Video: Industry expert says non-recycled plastics should not be viewed as waste, but as a valuable energy resource
As President and CEO of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, Greg Wilkinson may know a lot more about plastics than your typical Canadian or American citizen, but that’s exactly what needs to change, Wilkinson told Focus Washington host Rich Masters in an online television interview last week. Wilkinson referred Masters to a new study from [...]
Composite plastics help make Dreamliner the quietest, lightest, most fuel efficient bird in the sky
It might not be any bigger or any faster than an average commercial airplane, but Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which completed its maiden passenger voyage from Tokyo to Hong Kong around 4pm local time yesterday, is one of the quietest, lightest and most fuel efficient commercial service airliners in the sky. What makes the Dreamliner so [...]
Canadian plastics expert Greg Wilkinson lays out opportunities for waste-to-energy
Today on E&E TV, Greg Wilkinson, President and CEO of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, discussed the new study from Columbia University that looked at the potential for non-recycled used plastics to generate energy to power homes, cars and businesses. The study found that, nationwide, non-recycled plastics could provide enough energy to power 5.2 million [...]
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News Releases
- FDA Moves Forward on ACC Request to Revise Certain Regulations on Bisphenol A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups February 17, 2012
- ACC: Administration's Budget Proposal Could Weaken Competitiveness, Job Creation in U.S. Manufacturing February 13, 2012
- ACC and SOCMA Announce Agenda for 2012 Global Chemical Regulations Conference February 13, 2012
- Plastics Producers Ready to Help Automakers Meet Mileage and Emission Goals, Urge Agencies to Expand Credit February 13, 2012
- American Chemistry Council Expands Membership; Announces Officers February 13, 2012
