Recycling Partnership and American Chemistry Council plans are the latest ideas for new funding. The National Waste & Recycling Association critiqued disposal charges but now supports recycled content mandates.
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Plans from The Recycling Partnership and American Chemistry Council are the latest recognition of a need for new funding.
Recycling proposals embracing fees and oversight are gaining traction among major groups backed by manufacturers and consumer product companies after years of resistance. Several new proposals in recent weeks back approaches ranging from a disposal surcharge and packaging fees to "pay as you throw" (PAYT) policies, even as support for concepts like extended producer responsibility (EPR) remains limited.
In one new report, "Accelerating Recycling," The Recycling Partnership (TRP) calls for eco-modulated fees and a disposal surcharge. The "Roadmap to Reuse" released this month by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) meanwhile backs PAYT and the development of "incentives and penalties" for packaging. The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) has also grown more interested in recycled content policies.
This news brief is based on reporting published by Waste Dive on 2020-10-08. The original report is linked below.
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