The Recycling Partnership report identifies significant gaps in US residential recycling systems

The Recycling Partnership report identifies significant gaps in U.S. residential recycling systems. 

Author: Recycling Product News Staff

Publication date: January 15, 2024

"Identifying significant but fixable gaps in the U.S. residential recycling system, a new report from The Recycling Partnership finds that only 21 percent of residential recyclables are being recycled. The report shows how Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies are proactive industry investment can close the gaps. Under EPR, the private industry funds improvements to the recycling system through packaging fees."

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Report referenced in the article State of Recycling: The Present and Future of Residential Recycling in the U.S. (2024) – Full Report