Plastics in Packaging and Consumer Products

Libby Day • July 10, 2019

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Graphic showing the process of recycling plastic bottles.

"Plastics help us to do more with less in many ways. When it comes to packaging, plastics often enable manufacturers to ship more product with less packaging material. This process of light-weighting can play an important role in boosting the environmental and economic efficiency of consumer product packaging."


Read more of this great article by the American Chemistry Council here



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