Plastics industry applauds Trump's focus on manufacturing

(The Center Square) – The plastics industry is pleased by President Donald Trump’s mention at the State of the Union of strengthening manufacturing in the nation, with an industry president stressing the importance of next modernizing the recycling infrastructure. Ross Eisenberg, president of America’s Plastic Makers, told The Center Square that at the State of the Union “the President made clear that strengthening American manufacturing remains a national priority.” “That’s exactly where the plastics industry is focused,” Eisenberg said. America’s Plastic Makers is a division of the American Chemistry Council. Eisenberg told The Center Square: “Our sector already supports more than five million U.S. jobs and over one trillion dollars in economic output.” “The next step” in the area of plastics “is to modernize America’s recycling infrastructure,” Eiisenberg said. “We could make more here; we could recycle more here; we just need the policies that get us there,” Eisenberg said. Eisenbe