Overheard at PRC2022 panel- “KW buys PP…audits each load and pays based on yield. We need more of that in our industry. “ - Greg Janson, @GranitePeakSTL #PlasticsRecycling2022
Covid-19 may keep us away from Milwaukee this week, but not keeping us away from gathering to discuss the latest in industry affairs, technical updates and policy issues. Thanks @APRrecycles for making our summer meeting work.
Thanks @WasteManagement for highlighting us in your showcase at the WM Sustainability Forum 2020. We proudly purchase WM sourced and sorted bales of HDPE and PP to supply postconsumer resin to a variety of premium applications. #SustainForum#Vision2020#RecycleMore#RecycleRight
“Together with KW Plastics we figured out a way to introduce it [postconsumer injection grade resin] to the product line [carts for @WasteManagement]” - JoAnne Perkins, VP @cascadeng Cart Solutions, “... great companies like KW Plastics in Troy, Alabama....making it happen.”
“We need our municipalities to trust us to trust industry to get more recyclables in the cart.” -JoAnne Perkins , VP of @cascadeng Cart Solutions talking about local trust to support recycling demand with Brent Bell, VP of Recycling, @WasteManagement#BuyRecycled
“No government in the world is going to change this. It’s going to be private business.” -Secretary John Kerry talking climate change at @WasteManagement#SustainForum#Vision2020
@jimfishwm challenges us to find ways within our companies to drive demand by using more post-consumer content and references Cascade carts that uses KWR PCR and the @APRrecycles Demand Champions program. 👏👏👏 @WasteManagement#sustainforum#2020vision
Team green: its customers like @KWPlastics who are supporting @DowGLBI as a leader in sustainable golf events. As the tournament winds down this weekend, KW is recycling mesh material from the grandstands and suites to help foster a #circulareconomy.
“There is a huge opportunity for the federal government to help us find plastic recycling solutions that are both environmentally and economically beneficial.” - @StephCBaker of @KWPlastics#Recycling101#SenateRussell
The plastic cap recycling contest is under way again this year at many schools in Huntsville! We can't wait to see how many caps students collect to send to @KWPlastics! The first plastic cap pickup will be coming up soon, so drop your caps off at the school you are supporting!
“Recycling is not broken. What’s broken is our collection and sortation system..... [the @Walmart sustainable packaging playbook] takes your package from being technically recyclable to being recycled.” - Steve Alexander @APRrecycles at #WalmartSustainabiltySummit