Amcor – one of the world’s largest manufacturers of plastic packaging for the food, beverage, spirits, personal/home care and healthcare industries – joins Alcoa Foundation, American Chemistry Council, American Forest & Paper Association, the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, Ball Corporation, Carton Council, The Coca-Cola Company, Society of the Plastics Industry, and Sonoco Products in this groundbreaking effort designed to leverage one-time private investments with public funding to support recycling in several cities.
“Product stewardship is a key focus area within Amcor’s sustainability strategy and we see investment in the Recycling Partnership as one way for us to enable higher recycling rates in the US,” said Mike Schmitt, president, Amcor Rigid Plastics. “This programme brings together all parts of the packaging value chain and has the ability to rapidly scale recycling efforts across the nation.”
Curbside value partnership director Keefe Harrison added: “After the official launch of The Recycling Partnership, we continue to gain steam with the addition of Amcor. We are very pleased to gain their experienced voice to the growing group of recycling partners.”
The Recycling Partnership has already selected initial partner cities for the first round of funding. These municipalities will receive technical and financial assistance targeting four key areas:
“Amcor is proud to be part of The Recycling Partnership,” said Charlie Schwarze, global sustainability manager at Amcor Rigid Plastics. “As a global packaging leader, Amcor’s management and co-workers are resolute in our commitment to the communities where we work and live.”
Source: Amcor
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