Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Press

Press Releases

• Dow, Keep America Beautiful open fourth Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Grant Program for up to $125,000 (4/8/19)

• Dow to Help Lead $1 Billion Global Alliance to End Plastic Waste in the Environment (1/16/19)

• Dow and Keep America Beautiful Announce 2018 Hefty^® Energy Bag^® Grant Recipients (12/4/18)

• Dow Announces New Actions to Support Global Efforts on Plastic Waste (11/27/18)

• Dow, Keep America Beautiful to Award Up to Another $100,000 in Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Grants in 2019 (10/22/18)

• Dow, Keep America Beautiful to Award $100,000 in 2018 Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Grants (4/3/18)

• Dow and Keep America Beautiful Announce 2018 Hefty^® Energy Bag^® Grant Recipients (4/3/18)

• Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics and Keep America Beautiful Announce Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Grant Recipients (1/3/18)

• Dow Launches Grant Program (7/11/17)

• Baseball Fans Can Now Convert Previously Non-Recycled Plastics into Energy Through Revolutionary Waste Management Program (6/16/17)

• Dow’s Collaboration on Hefty^® Energy Bag^® Earns Environmental Leader Top Project of the Year Award (6/12/17)

• Revolutionary Program to Convert Previously Non-Recycled Plastics into Energy Launches in the Omaha Area (9/21/16)

• Dow Co-Sponsors “Energy Bag” Pilot Program for Plastic Waste (2/17/15)

• Citrus Heights to Kick-Off "Energy Bag" Plastics-to-Energy Pilot Program with Community Announcement Event (5/15/14)

In the News

• Plastics Recycling Update: Dow looks to double reach of EnergyBag effort (4/24/19)

• Forbes: Earth Day Spotlight: Interview with the Founder and CEO of Happy Family Organics (4/22/19)

• KETV Omaha: Local recycling facility shows what happens when recycling is picked up from street curbs (4/22/19)

• Plastics Today: Dow, Keep America Beautiful launch fourth Hefty EnergyBag grant program (4/18/19)

• Waste Dive: Can 'chemical recycling' change cultural equation on plastic? (10/8/18)

• KIVI TV: Behind the scenes look at the orange bag recycling program (10/6/18)

• Plastics Technology: Renewlogy Converting Landfill-Bound Plastics to Fuel (8/29/18)

• Plastics Technology: Collaborative Program Converts Hard-To-Recycle Plastics Into Energy Resources (8/21/18)

• GreenBiz: How Dow Chemical and Boise are taking aim at plastics (4/23/18)

• Recycling Today: ISRI2018: Long-term opportunity (4/23/18)

• Treehugger: On this Earth Day, take personal responsibility to end plastic pollution (4/20/18)

• Bellevue Leader: Sarpy County to host annual Earth Day event (4/19/2018)

• City of Boise Public Works: City of Boise Rolls Out Important New Recycling Changes (4/5/18)

• Idaho Statesman: Why recycling in Ada County faces a defining moment, and how it will affect you (3/27/18)

• KMTV 3 News Now: Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Program and Earth Day Omaha (3/26/18)

• KMTV 3 News Now:  Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Program and Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo (2/27/18)

• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cobb awarded recycling grant (2/5/18)

• KMTV 3 News Now: Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Program: Omaha Introduction (1/30/18)

• Plastics Today: Hefty^® strides made in recovering plastic packaging as an energy source (1/30/18)

• Atlanta Business Chronicle: New curbside 'waste reduction program' coming for Cobb County residents (1/18/18)

• Plastics News: Georgia, Idaho communities sign on to EnergyBag™ (1/4/18)

• Environmental Leader: Hefty^® EnergyBag^® program expands to Idaho, Georgia (1/4/18)

• Waste Dive: Hefty^® EnergyBag^® expansion seen as complement to curbside, drop-off plastic options (7/14/17)

• Sustainable Brands: Trending: Dow, Coca-Cola Ramp Up Efforts to Make Packaging Circular (7/13/17)

• Plastics News: Growth underway for energy bag program for hard-to-recycle plastics (7/12/17)

• Environmental Leader: Hefty^® EnergyBag^® Programs Helps Companies Reach Zero Waste Goals (2/23/17)

• Plastics News: EnergyBag^® program fuels new path for hard-to-recycle plastics (2/22/17)

• Bellevue Leader: Green Bellevue discusses recycling (2/17/17)

• NBC 6 WOWT: Crowd turns out at Elmwood Park for Earth Day celebration (4/22/17)

• FOX 42 KPTM Omaha: New program aims to reduce plastic in Douglas County landfill (11/7/16)

• Design News: Dow Launches Waste-to-Energy Program for Non-Recycled Plastics (10/25/16)

• Waste Dive: EnergyBag^® program for hard-to-recycle plastics comes to Omaha, NE (9/23/16)

• Recycling Today: Hefty^® EnergyBag^® program launches in Nebraska (9/22/16)

• Plastics News: EnergyBag^® film program comes to Omaha with a new color, sponsor (9/21/16)

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