APR releases Plastics Sorting Best Management Practices Guide

In an effort to facilitate greater consistency in plastic sorting, the Association of Plastic Recyclers recently  announced the development of The APR Plastic Sorting Best Management Practices Guide to standardize how data is collected in studies that seek to identify the composition of plastics in the waste and recycling stream. The goal of the guide is part of an overall effort by APR, the leading international trade organization representing the plastics recycling industry, to optimize plastics recycling across North America and beyond.

Developed in conjunction with the American Chemistry Council and More Recycling, the tool was unveiled during an APR Web Seminar last week.
The Plastic Sorting BMPs provide 3 levels of newly defined sorting categories that address a variety of factors considered when waste/plastic sorts are conducted, including:
•     Budget
•     A community’s specific recyclables list
•     Anticipated waste stream
•     Items considered problematic