USDA recognized Bioplastics Division of SPI for its contributions to their report, titled "An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry: A Report to the Congress of the United States of America." Report made specific recommendations for how lawmakers can support continued growth of U.S. biobased products industrial sector. Bioplastics Division contributed by providing interviews with researchers as well as a copy of Division’s 2012 Bioplastics Industry Overview Guide.