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Is Recycling Part of the Circular Economy, or is it Outdated?

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021Wayne DeFeoRecycling

Here is an interesting concept….Recycling is outdated and not a part of the circular economy. The article in The Hill focuses on plastics within the recycling stream. A primary contention is that we do not capture enough plastic in our recycling programs and most of it goes into the environment (TRUE). The second contention is […]

Pandemic Not Slowing Down Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation As Much As Thought

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020Wayne DeFeoRecycling

As reported in Waste Dive and Enviropolitics, a number of states are still moving forward with Extended Producer Responsibility legislation. This is rather amazing news when we consider that people are still nervous about touching surfaces….(On a side note, the most recent reports on that issue are encouraging. It does not appear that Fomite transfer […]