Post Consumer Recycled (PCR) Material

Demand Hub

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Strong, dependable demand for post-consumer recycled materials is critical to making the recycling system work. When stable end markets aren’t in place, recyclers lack the economic motivation to collect, sort, and process used packaging and products. Organizations and individuals can support recycled markets by purchasing products or materials with post-consumer recycled content (PCR). 


The PCR Material Demand Hub highlights programs and resources that organizations can leverage through their purchasing power to strengthen domestic markets for recyclable materials. By prioritizing post-consumer recycled content, participants can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with virgin material production and manufacturing, while also decreasing pollution and material waste. 


As the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Demand Champion Program outlines, consistent demand for North American PCR is necessary to scale recycling. To realize this, organizations can take the following three actions.

1) Commit to PCR Use: Integrate PCR into manufactured products or facility purchases, prioritizing certified North American PCR. 

2) Secure Long-Term PCR Supply Agreements: Establish contracts for purchasing North American PCR and product containing recycled content. 

3) Expand PCR Adoption: Utilize PCR in non-standard formats or specify PCR in purchased goods to drive market demand. 


Discover the APR Demand Champion Program, recycled content suppliers through supply vendors and product directories, as well as a detailed guide for how to use EPA’s Recycled Content Tool and Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.

APR Recycling Demand Champions Program 

APR’s Recycling Demand Champions Program, supported by The Recycling Partnership, recognizes companies that commit to long-term use of North American post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR). These organizations aren’t just diverting plastic from landfills and the environment; they’re strengthening North American demand, encouraging investment in high-quality, certified PCR, and supporting the shift toward a more circular economy. 


Whether you’re a Maker or Buyer, your commitment supports plastic recycling and drives demand for recycled materials. All forms of PCR use are welcome, and companies are encouraged to participate as both Makers and Buyers to maximize their impact. Learn more and sign up here.

Product Directories 

EPA’s CPG Product Supplier Directory includes manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers for each product so you can use it to search for specific companies and products. Products with reused and recycled content generally reduce embodied carbon, the environmental footprint across the full lifecycle of the product. 

APR’s Buyers and Sellers Directory connects buyers and sellers of recycled plastic commodities and resins. Explore the variety of recycled plastics that APR members purchase and sell. This directory lets you search by resin, form and material source.

Supply Vendors

PCR Plastic

  • PET Vendors

    • 2BGreen
    • Alcamare
    • Alpex Polyester
    • Clean Tech Incorporated
    • D6 Inc.
    • Everrank Inc.
    • Indorama Ventures
    • PolyQuest

  • HDPE Vendors

    • 2BGreen
    • Alcamare International Recycling
    • Clean Tech Incorporated
    • Denton Plastics
    • EFS-Plastics
    • Envision Plastics
    • Fraser Plastics
    • Merlin Plastics
    • Omnigreen 
    • PPP Recycle

  • PP Vendors

    • EFS-Plastics
    • Clean-Tech Incorporated
    • Alcamare International Recycling
    • Denton Plastics
    • Merlin Plastics
    • Kal-Polymers
    • Bay Polymer LLC
    • Concord Plastics
    • Material Difference Technologies
    • St. Joseph Plastics
    • Talco Plastics

  • LDPE Vendors

    • EFS-Plastics
    • Merlin Plastics
    • PPP Recycle
    • Omnigreen
    • Circular Holdings
    • Ecowise Inc.
    • Fresh Pak
    • Natura PCR
    • Nova Chemicals
    • Revolution
    • Polyfit
    • Ravago

  • LLDPE Vendors

    • EFS-Plastics
    • Merlin Plastics
    • PPP Recycle
    • Omnigreen
    • Circular Holdings
    • Ecowise Inc.
    • Fresh Pak
    • Natura PCR
    • Revolution
    • Polyfit
    • 3 Rivers Plastics

PCR Products

  • Office Supplies Vendors

    • ODP Business Solutions
    • EarthHero
    • GreenLine Paper Company
    • Office Depo Office Max
    • Zuma

  • Cleaning Supplies Vendors

    • ODP Business Solutions

  • Construction Supplies Vendors


  • Packaging Supplies Vendors


  • Restaurant/ Kitchen Supplies Vendors


Does your organization sell or manufacture products with post-consumer recycled content? Email mariane@nerc.org to inquire about being added as a vendor.

ReCon tool and GHG Equivalencies calculator

This document gives an overview of how to use the ReCon tool and GHG Equivalencies calculator. These tools will be useful for the Recycling Demand Champion Program in order to calculate the amount of GHG averted by purchasing recycled content. These tools can be used to calculate a wide variety of recycled materials including paper, plastics, and metals.