February 22, 2012 | Mark Daniels
While recycling plastic bags is an important part of being an environmentally conscious consumer, it is also important to remember to reduce and reuse the plastic bags you accumulate before recycling.
February 07, 2012 | Chris Dickson
A few months ago Ms. Debbie Atchison, a first grade teacher at Jackson Elementary School in Seymour, Indiana, contacted me about a 4-week statewide recycling contest her school was participating in. Jackson Elementary wanted to collect plastic bags, in addition to collecting other recyclable materials, and bring those collected bags to our recycling facility in North Vernon, Indiana to be recycled. I was beyond thrilled to help these young environmentalists...
January 26, 2012 | Phil Rozenski
During the past week, we’ve received a few questions from Washingtonians interested in Hilex Poly’s recycling practices and the jobs created from the plastic bag industry in Washington state. At Hilex we are proud of the environmental initiatives and job creation our industry brings to the U.S., and Washington state in particular.
January 20, 2012 | Mark Daniels
Plastic bags have been around for more than 35 years. During that time, our industry has taken great strides in improving plastic bags that have influenced the structure of the retail industry and have allowed bags to become increasingly useful for consumers.
December 30, 2011 | Phil Rozenski
Since we first reported that recycling rates increased for polyethylene plastic bags, sacks and wraps to 15 percent in 2010 according to the latest EPA Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States report, a number of questions have been raised about interpreting the EPA data.
