GreenPE® is our SCS certified post-consumer recycled plastic resin. With our GreenPE® resin, we make sustainable products out of post-consumer material diverted from the waste stream. We produce GreenPE® resin at our recycling and manufacturing facility in Hartford City, Indiana. This central location enables us to serve major U.S. markets with recycling services and shipment of GreenPE® resin to our …
Welcome to Earth Week
We look forward to Earth Day every year, or, as we more commonly think of it, Earth Week. Okay, we’ll be honest; we believe every day is Earth Day. Why cram all the celebration and action down into one day when we can spread it out? And trust us, we have a lot to share about Earth Day. For Earth Day …
Global Recycling Day
Global Recycling Day, March 18, is a great time to remind ourselves of the power of recycling. Global Recycling Foundation started celebrating the day in 2018 and likens recyclables as the seventh natural resource along with water, air, oil, natural gas, coal, and minerals. “Recycling is a key part of the circular economy, helping to protect our natural resources,” reads their website. …
Closer Look at Closed-Loop
As legislators introduce more EPR bills, an influx of attention is likely to be on closed-loop programs as a form of product end-of-life management. Frequently associated with the idea of a circular economy, closed-loop programs function to reuse existing materials. “A circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design” World Economic Forum defines. Green Matters breaks …