NWRA released its latest white paper, Dispelling Plastics Recycling Myths. Recent reports in the news suggested that recycling plastic is too difficult and perhaps plastic shouldn’t be recycled at all.
“The goal of this white paper, and all our white papers, is to explain issues facing the waste and recycling industry with facts,” said NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith. “While water bottles, milk jugs, and laundry detergent bottles are commonly recycled, the fact is that not all plastics are recyclable, and this white paper explains the issues surrounding plastics recycling.”
Plastic recycling is happening. NWRA member companies are making significant investments in new infrastructure to improve recycling. To achieve true circularity in recycling, NWRA has developed model legislation to create additional demand for plastics by requiring minimum post-consumer recycled content.