Here are some facts you might find interesting...

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• INTERNET OF MATERIALS (IoM)
• THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY - ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
• PVC POLICIES ACROSS THE WORLD
• VALUING PLASTIC:  THE BUSINESS CASE FOR MEASURING, MANAGING, AND DISCLOSING PLASTIC USE IN THE CONSUMER GOODS INDUSTRY
• SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING MARKET TO REACH $288 BILLION BY 2018
• THE SCIENCE BEHIND PVC
• ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
• DELOITTE PACKAGING INDUSTRY UPDATE Q3 2013
• AMERIPEN - SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING: WHERE TO NOW?
• WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THAT PLASTIC?
• ABOUT PLASTIC 
• PACKAGING 2020 - GLOBAL OUTLOOK REPORT
• MOLDED PULP MANUFACTURING OPTIONS
• WASTE AND RECYCLING FACTS
• WHY USE MOLDED PULP?
• PAPER RECYCLING
• DANGERS OF PVC
• FACTS ABOUT EPS
• SUSTAINABILITY BRANDING
• PRO'S & CON'S OF CORN-BASED PLASTIC PLA

And some very informative links

• UN Scientific Panel Releases Report Sounding Alarm On Climate Change Dangers   Huffington Post
• A great New York Times article about extended producer responsibility and US recycling.
• THE POISON PLASTIC: WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW
• Should plastic manufacturers be held responsible for plastic pollution?  KALW 91.7 FM
• Maximizing the Benefits of Circular Economy and Sustainable Materials Management Models For Product-Packaging Systems
• The Dangers of Plastic Pollution to Marine Life