February 25, 2020 - Recycling Today

February 25, 2020 - Recycling Today

APR in the News

Federal legislation focuses on plastics, recycling

Legislation that has been introduced at the federal level seeks to address deficiencies in U.S. recycling infrastructure, with one targeting grants for recycling education and the other taking a more comprehensive approach with a heavy focus on regulating single-use plastics.

Negative press

Recycling has been receiving a great deal of national and local press recently, and the coverage oftentimes is critical or skeptical, particularly when it comes to plastics. Recent headlines include “Most plastics in our recycling bins aren't getting recycled, new report finds” and “America’s 'recycled' plastic waste is clogging landfills, survey finds.”

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