08.07.19
Berry Global Inc. is sponsoring the Pacific Northwest secondary sorting demonstration project. The project is a 60-day recycling demonstration managed by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) which involves installing a portable secondary sorting system where selected materials from four regional materials recovery facilities (MRFs) will be further sorted. This innovation will help capture the value of six additional streams of recyclables which would have otherwise become waste.
Berry’s involvement with PLASTICS and other sustainability partners is part of the company’s three-part sustainability strategy, Impact 2025. The company uses Impact 2025 to focus on three key areas as it relates to sustainability: products, performance and partners. “At Berry, we believe strongly in the value of plastics. When post-consumer plastics are not recycled, that value is lost. Through this project, we plan to demonstrate the ability of a secondary MRF to capture the value of materials, like PP, that many existing MRFs may not have the capacity, throughput, or technology to sort. Projects such as this are critical as we work to ensure all of our products can be recycled and transition toward a more circular economy,” stated Robert Flores, VP of sustainability at Berry Global.
In addition to its work with PLASTICS, Berry became an official signatory of the Ellen MacArthur New Plastics Economy Global Commitment in June. As part of the Global Commitment, Berry has made a pledge for all their plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by the year 2025. Its hope is through programs like the secondary sorting project and parallel efforts to improve package recyclability, they will accelerate efforts towards a circular economy.
Berry’s involvement with PLASTICS and other sustainability partners is part of the company’s three-part sustainability strategy, Impact 2025. The company uses Impact 2025 to focus on three key areas as it relates to sustainability: products, performance and partners. “At Berry, we believe strongly in the value of plastics. When post-consumer plastics are not recycled, that value is lost. Through this project, we plan to demonstrate the ability of a secondary MRF to capture the value of materials, like PP, that many existing MRFs may not have the capacity, throughput, or technology to sort. Projects such as this are critical as we work to ensure all of our products can be recycled and transition toward a more circular economy,” stated Robert Flores, VP of sustainability at Berry Global.
In addition to its work with PLASTICS, Berry became an official signatory of the Ellen MacArthur New Plastics Economy Global Commitment in June. As part of the Global Commitment, Berry has made a pledge for all their plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by the year 2025. Its hope is through programs like the secondary sorting project and parallel efforts to improve package recyclability, they will accelerate efforts towards a circular economy.
