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Post-consumer recycled polyethylene (PCR-PE)

Recycled PE from collected plastic film (bags, wrap) and rigid containers; blended 20-50% into premium/sustainable trash bags; supply disrupted by China's 2018 National Sword policy that stopped accepting mixed recyclables; now processed by domestic recyclers in US/EU

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Source countries

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Companies

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Goods affected

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Claims on record

What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on post-consumer recycled polyethylene (pcr-pe) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Where it comes from

Source countries

Share of global supply, by country.

Who makes it

Supplier companies

4 companies produce post-consumer recycled polyethylene (pcr-pe).

Berry Global Group, Inc.(BERY)

HQ US

Berry Global Group, Inc. (Evansville IN; NYSE: BERY; ~$13B revenue) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of nonwoven fabrics and plastic packaging. Berry's Nonwoven Specialties segment (including Reemay, Avgol, and Fiberweb brands acquired over 2014-2019) operates meltblown, spunbond, and SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) lines globally. Berry acquired Avgol Nonwovens (Israel/China/India) in 2019 for $430M, making it the world's second-largest hygiene nonwoven producer. Key meltblown facilities: Carlisle UK, Biesheim France, Clervaux Luxembourg, Mooresville NC, and multiple Asian sites. Berry supplies meltblown filtration fabric for N95 respirators, HVAC filters, surgical drapes, and automotive cabin air filters. Dual-use across healthcare, hygiene, and industrial filtration.

Envision Plastics

HQ US

Post-consumer HDPE recycler; food-grade and ocean-bound recycled PE.

KW Plastics

HQ US

World's largest plastics recycler; post-consumer HDPE and PP recycled resins.

Revolution

HQ US

Vertically integrated PE film recycler; recycles agricultural/can-liner film into PCR resin and trash bags.