Could Standardized Recycling Labels Be the Solution to Overcoming the Industry’s China Ban Woes?

SEATTLE (Waste 360): China’s recently enacted waste import ban and contamination standard have caused many companies and individuals within the waste and recycling industry to scramble to find new homes for materials and new solutions for reducing contamination of recyclables. But Recycle Across America (RAA), a nonprofit dedicated to expediting environmental progress and helping people understand the importance of recycling, is offering up a solution to overcome these challenges: society-wide standardized labels on recycling bins.

Recycle Across America created the standardized recycling labels nearly nine years ago in an effort to make it easier for people to begin to recycle right, ultimately reducing contamination and confusion at the bin.

China’s recently enacted waste import ban and contamination standard have caused many companies and individuals within the waste and recycling industry to scramble to find new homes for materials and new solutions for reducing contamination of recyclables. But Recycle Across America (RAA), a nonprofit dedicated to expediting environmental progress and helping people understand the importance of recycling, is offering up a solution to overcome these challenges: society-wide standardized labels on recycling bins.

Recycle Across America created the standardized recycling labels nearly nine years ago in an effort to make it easier for people to begin to recycle right, ultimately reducing contamination and confusion at the bin.

 Courtesy: https://waste360.com