Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...

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Washington, D.C., Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, is proud to support Plastic Back in its launch ...

PVC and polyethylene pipe producers are boosting recycling efforts, with Return Polymers launching operations near Dallas and Advanced Drainage Systems expanding in Georgia. These initiatives aim to ...

Azek, a building products manufacturer, is advancing its efforts to use recycled PVC in its products through a new PVC recycling program. Return Polymers, which was acquired by Azek in February, ...

Plastic is one of the world’s most ubiquitous materials, essential to daily life as we know it. Production is growing at a rate of 3.4 percent—three times faster than our global population growth.

Three organizations received a combined $332,000 in donations from the Vinyl Institute (VI) trade group, which is trying to increase post-consumer PVC recycling to 160 million pounds by 2025. The ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AZEK Company (“AZEK”), an industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance and sustainable residential and commercial building products, announced today the ...

Rigid PVC segment is projected to grow at fastest CAGR, in terms of volume, during the forecast period. Rigid PVC is projected to be the fastest-growing segment in the global PVC recycling market, in ...