Airlite Joins the U.S. Plastics Pact

Airlite Plastics is proud to announce that we’ve officially joined the U.S. Plastics Pact alongside more than 127 businesses, government agencies, not-for-profits, and research institutions working to create a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025. And with Earth Day being this week, it feels like just the right time to not […]

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The Impact of “How2Recycle’s” New Polypropylene Labeling

  In July 2022, How2Recycle, the North American recyclability labeling system, announced it was upgrading the eligibility of rigid polypropylene (PP) packaging from “check locally” to “widely recyclable” in the United States.  This upgrade is a victory for The Recycling Partnership’s Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, which launched two years ago to engage stakeholders across the value […]

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The Basics of PCR Plastics in Sustainable Food Packaging

At Airlite, we’re proud to partner with so many customers who share our vision of a circular economy and believe in the importance of minimizing raw virgin materials in our packaging. We’re a leading proponent and consumer of post-consumer recycled materials. Any polypropylene product we make can be made using PCR resin. Not only are […]

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Sustainable Food Packaging – A Future-First Mindset

April 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the beginning of Earth Day. We’re proud to lend our support and voices to the Earth Day cause, but more importantly, we’re also taking action. It all starts with recycling. All of our signature containers and lids are made with sustainability in mind. We ensure that each molded […]

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