Washington-based Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC).

Ron Perkins is named to the newly created position of executive director of the Washington-based Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC). The ACRC is a non-profit organization that collects and recycles plastic pesticide containers from U.S. farmers and applicators, mostly free of charge. To date, the ACRC has recycled more than 100 million pesticide containers nationwide.

Prior to joining ACRC, Perkins spent 14 years as the owner and operator of solid waste management firms, implementing innovative and cost-effective refuse and recyclables collection systems. He also spent almost ten years as director of Recycling Operations at American Plastic Council (APC).

Also the organization announces the launch of its new Web site: www.acrecycle.org.

The redesigned Web site is intended as a comprehensive resource for ag container recycling and includes detailed information on how to recycle and best practices for recycling as well as a breakdown of the entire process from collection of containers to the development of various end use products.