The Recycling Partnership (“Partnership”) issued a report titled:
State of Recycling
The Present and Future of Residential Recycling in the U.S. – 2024 (“Report”)
The Partnership describes itself as a:
. . . mission-driven NGO, we are committed to advancing a circular economy by building a better recycling system.
Lead authors and researchers of the Report include:
- Marjory Appel
- Allison Francis
- Andy Payne
- Asami Tanimoto
- Scott Mouw
Contributing authors and researchers include:
- Aaron Burman
- Keefe Harrison
- Codey Marshall
The Partnership states that the Report was prepared because:
- Environmental and economic benefits are derived from recycling
- Gaps in the United States residential recycling system prevent achievement of all those benefits
Therefore, the Partnership states that the Report examines:
- Current state of residential recycling
- Gaps that need to be filled
Five requirements for an effective recycling system in the United States are stated to have been identified which include:
- Packaging Recyclability
- Recycling Access
- Recycling Engagement
- Processing and Sortation
- End Markets
These issues are addressed in Part 1 of the Report.
Part 2, which addresses strategies for recycling system success identifies:
- Extended Producer Responsibility Adoption
- Proactive Regional Investment
- Investment in Recycling Engagement
The Report includes a number of charts providing state-by-state analysis of various aspects of recycling. Therefore, data for the State of Arkansas can be accessed from the Report. For example, state-by-state residential recycling rates by commodity is provided for each state.
The commodities addressed include:
- Cardboard
- Mixed Paper
- Aseptic & Gabletop
- Glass Containers
- Steel Cans
- Aluminum Cans
- PET Bottles
- Non-bottle PET
- HDPE Natural Bottles & Jars
- HDPE Covered Bottles & Jars
- PP
- Plastics #3,4,6,7
- Bulky Rigid Plastics
- Film
A copy of the Report can be downloaded here.
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