Recycled content mandates are growing in popularity as a policy mechanism to engage producers in responsibility for recycling markets, sharing in the costs of a functioning recycling system, and reducing climate change impacts. But not all recycled content mandates are the same, and some have the potential for unintended consequences.

This webinar will take a closer look at:

• The state of California’s experience with several, very different recycled content mandates
• Whether or how mandates might support, or conflict with, broader extended producer responsibility policies
• Potential economic and environmental limitations of recycled content mandates, and some possible solutions

Speakers:

• Mark Murray, Executive Director, Californians Against Waste
• Steve Alexander, President and CEO, Association of Plastics Recyclers
• David Allaway, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Moderators:

• Terri Goldberg, Executive Director, NEWMOA
• Lynn Rubinstein, Executive Director, NERC

This webinar is co-sponsored by Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA), and the West Coast Forum on Climate and Materials Management.