Congress passes Save Our Seas Act
From Recycling Today by Kelly Maile
WEBINAR: METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE RESIDENTIAL AND STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH / ENGAGEMENT
Summary
Hear results on effective outreach / engagement approaches that can be applied in your community. The webinar will cover surveys and sampling basics; focus groups, approaches for effective stakeholder engagement; and ways to make your residential outreach more effective (including social marketing). The webinar includes multiple case studies, helpful examples, and best practices for communities, non-profits, haulers, and others.
SPEAKERS:
Changing Recycling Rules Reveals What is Truly Recyclable.
From the Salem Weekly
Marion County residents filled their mixed recycling carts with the expectation that everything inside was put to good use as new products.
But China’s demand last winter that our recyclables not be contaminated with trash revealed the truth: our mixed recycling carts are not a recycler’s gold mine. To find the items that can actually be recycled, you have to sort through a lot of garbage.
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The Intersection of People Experiencing Homelessness and Solid Waste
Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy Webinar: Regional Cooperation to Harmonize Recycling Programs - Tools and Tips
You have probably heard someone say "recycling is confusing." Why are materials accepted in one community, but not in another, even when those communities are right next to each other? Are the materials being processed at the same Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)? What materials do belong in the curbside recycling program?
Community Support for Recycling Pays Off
By Jason Seacat from the Scientific American Blog
UL Certification Measures Circular Economy Efforts
From Recycling Today, by Kelly Maile
Holding the Course: Domestic Reactions to Recycling Markets Spur Hope, Not Despair
By LIz Bedard, from The Recycling Partnership Blog
As an employee of both The Recycling Partnership and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), I have the unique privilege of viewing the recycling industry from all sides.
Suppliers, manufacturers, MRFs, haulers, residents, communities, corporations: you name the audience, I’ve talked to them about recycling.
Rethinking Recycling: How Cities Can Adapt To Evolving Markets
The National League of Cities' recent research report examines the impacts of China's National Sword, and offers recommendations for how cities can adapt to evolving recycling markets.
Click here to download full report.
Scrap plastic sampling and sorting guidelines released
From Resource Recycling, by Jared Paben
Public and private entities regularly sample waste streams to glean data on the plastics that could be captured for recycling. Now, guidelines have been developed to standardize the process so results can be compared. 
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