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Combatting the Skills Gap with Manufacturing Day

August 20, 2020
As many of you in the manufacturing industry may be experiencing, there is a significant skills gap that needs to be addressed. Attracting, recruiting, and retaining quality employees will be […]

Have a Safe School Year with Vinyl

August 11, 2020
This year’s back-to-school season looks a bit different. In the past, we’ve written about why vinyl/PVC is an excellent choice for many of your child’s school supplies—and this still holds […]

Legislative Update: Stimulus Package & Appropriations

August 5, 2020
Coronavirus Stimulus Package On July 28, Senate Republicans introduced their $1 trillion Phase 4 coronavirus stimulus package entitled “The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act.” The package […]

Legislative Update: Plastics & Recycling Appropriations

July 23, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committees used the FY2021 spending bills as an opportunity to focus on Congress’s increasing scrutiny of single-use plastics and the need to reduce plastic […]

Legislative Update: Water Infrastructure Appropriations

July 23, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives has been busy marking up the FY2021 appropriations bills and intends vote on a package (H.R. 7617) of seven of the 12 annual appropriations bills […]

2020 PVC MACT Update

July 23, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to reconsider emissions limits of the PVC MACT industry regulation in September 2012, a process that normally takes less than 3 years to […]

States Begin to Refocus on Recycling

July 7, 2020
As states implement varied reopening schedules, some state legislatures started deliberating on legislation beyond COVID-19 and policing issues in recent weeks.  Recycling bills, for example, started moving through the legislative […]
Infrastructure

Legislative Update: Infrastructure Proposals

June 30, 2020
House Democrats unveiled a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that the House will take up later this week before the July 4 recess.  “The Moving Forward Act” (H.R. 2) includes not […]