Hilex Poly Company LLC has joined the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WasteWise program. Hilex Poly joins as both a partner and an endorser of WasteWise.
“As the industry leader in recycling, we are proud of our waste reduction efforts to date and have set an ambitious goal of using 40 percent recycled content in our products by 2015. Our challenge has been to find additional ways to build on these efforts and accurately measure future progress. Now, with our partners at the EPA WasteWise we can set, track and recognize goals that not only improve our sustainability but our customer’s sustainability as well,” says Stan Bikulege, CEO and president of Hilex Poly.
“Hilex Poly has already been working with retailers, communities and shoppers to promote and establish recycling programs at more than 30,000 supermarkets and retailers across the country. Together we have used the “closed loop” recycling model to help keep billions of plastic bags and millions of pounds of film out of local landfills. Becoming a WasteWise endorser means that other manufacturers can also benefit from our experiences in this area,” Bikulege adds. “As Hilex looks to the future we are committed to helping more communities and shoppers reduce both municipal and plastic bag waste by bringing their used bags, plastic film and other flexible plastics back to the store,” he concluded.