November 15th is America Recycles Day, and the clock is ticking across the United States.
We are currently at a recycling rate of 32%, and the goal is to hit 50% by 2030.
We only have 5 more years to do it, so let’s get started before time runs out!
“Increasing the recycling rate to 50% is a team effort. Both CPG companies and consumers at home can make positive changes to their routines to help keep the environment clean. It’s all about implementing recycling practices that will help make the recycling process as efficient as possible,” says JD Ambati, Founder & CEO of EverestLabs.
Prioritizing recycling on a manufacturing and household level will help us reach that goal.
If positive changes are not made, we are failing the place we call home.
“For consumers, understanding what can and cannot be recycled is essential to keeping recyclables out of landfills and contaminants out of the recycling system. CPG companies can adopt technologies like AI and robotics to optimize packaging design and improve recovery rates in recycling facilities, advancing a circular economy for their packaging. On the governmental level, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws can expand consumer access to recycling and promote higher recovery rates. Every stakeholder plays a part in recycling, and by working together, we can achieve that 50% goal.”
Let’s make America Recycles Day a year-round practice.
Our planet will only thank us.
We are currently at a recycling rate of 32%, and the goal is to hit 50% by 2030.
We only have 5 more years to do it, so let’s get started before time runs out!
“Increasing the recycling rate to 50% is a team effort. Both CPG companies and consumers at home can make positive changes to their routines to help keep the environment clean. It’s all about implementing recycling practices that will help make the recycling process as efficient as possible,” says JD Ambati, Founder & CEO of EverestLabs.
Prioritizing recycling on a manufacturing and household level will help us reach that goal.
If positive changes are not made, we are failing the place we call home.
“For consumers, understanding what can and cannot be recycled is essential to keeping recyclables out of landfills and contaminants out of the recycling system. CPG companies can adopt technologies like AI and robotics to optimize packaging design and improve recovery rates in recycling facilities, advancing a circular economy for their packaging. On the governmental level, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws can expand consumer access to recycling and promote higher recovery rates. Every stakeholder plays a part in recycling, and by working together, we can achieve that 50% goal.”
Let’s make America Recycles Day a year-round practice.
Our planet will only thank us.
