Plastic Pollution

 

The 50 States of Recycling 2.0 Provides:
  • Updated data and rankings of state recycling rates by material type
  • Analysis of the economic, social, and environmental impacts of both current recycling rates and possible optimal recycling rates
  • Models the potential impact of recycling policies including:
    • Modernized Recycling Refunds (also known as Deposit Return Systems or Bottle Bills) in the Northeast
    • Performance of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy only vs. EPR +Recycling Refunds (RR) in two states- Washington and Colorado.

Where is plastic produced

 

Clean Virginia Waterways Research and Publications