For a Transformative Fix to Recycling, Policymaking Needs Reuse in the Mix
The June 17 hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the topic of “Responding to the challenges facing recycling in the United States” offered insightful testimony and discussion. The evidence and consensus opinion are clear: America’s recycling system is broken. Recycling advocates seek federal government policy intervention in areas such […]
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Spending More and Getting Less: Prioritizing Recycling Over Reuse Misses the Bigger Opportunity
In November 2019 bill H.R. 5115 – the Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Values of Expanding Recycling (RECOVER) Act – was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking $500 million in matching federal grants to eligible governments to invest in improving their recycling infrastructure, programs, and education efforts. On April 16, 2020, companies and […]
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Learning from Concerns over Reusable Shopping Bags
Among the many changes by both public and private sectors aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been the recent temporary discontinuance of reusable consumer shopping bags. Government entities and retailers which had previously banned single-use grocery bags have now suspended or delayed these policies due to concerns about reusable shopping […]
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