Using industry data, CRI says it calculated the U.S. recycling rate for UBC through DRS programs at 74 percent, while the rate for UBCs outside of these programs was 26 percent using 2021 data. The 10 ...

Recycling only reduces greenhouse gas emissions by between 2-3 percent, according to a study published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology. “The carbon benefits, the greenhouse-gas benefits of ...

The call follows the EPA’s release of its first Recycling Needs Survey and Assessment.