The State of Plastics Recycling - Past, Present and Future
This presentation will explore the market forces that are changing everything we know about plastics recycling in the U.S., and offer insights that suggest where the industry is headed.
A discussion of the following will be included:
Effects of National Sword on domestic recycling programs.
New efforts to advance recycling .
The future of industry engagement on recycling.
Biography
Kim Holmes is Vice President of Sustainability for the Plastics Industry Association. The sustainability team provides support for all sustainability and recycling related work undertaken by the councils and committees at PLASTICS. The association is committed to maximizing the recovery of all plastics, both post-industrial and post-consumer, across all product categories. PLASTICS has developed a truly collaborative, supply chain approach to identifying new end markets that will create demand pull through for recycled plastics. During her time at PLASTICS, Kim has worked to develop the Zero Net Waste recognition program, sustainability benchmarking for the industry, and a number of innovative recovery demonstration projects. In her free time she enjoys skiing, hiking and biking with the family, and all of the beauties the Pacific Northwest offers.
