This article appeared in the June 2021 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Our current recycling system puts materials worth billions of dollars in the dump every year, and there are two basic reasons for this. First, many households in the U.S. do not have access to residential recycling (and if they do, there is...

This article appeared in the June 2020 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   This story is the latest in our "Steps to Circularity" series, which explores projects and viewpoints connecting the business of recycling to the wider circular economy movement. We know that the world needs a circular economy now more than ever. Cities are...