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Opportunities and challenges in health care plastics recycling

Published: December 21, 2016
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Keep recycling simple and be patient with generators, because behavior change takes time and requires consistent reinforcement. That may sound like advice for residential curbside recycling programs, but it’s also key to establishing a recycling program for plastics coming out of hospitals.

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Study explores what works — and what doesn’t do much — in curbside recycling

Published: December 14, 2016
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A report from The Recycling Partnership and U.S. EPA lays bare the reality there is no silver bullet for creating a stellar curbside recycling program. That being said, researchers did paint a detailed portrait of what successful programs look like.

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Q&A: Takeaways from a nationwide analysis

Published: December 13, 2016
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Cody Marshall, The Recycling Partnership

The State of Curbside Recycling Report offered one of the most comprehensive assessments to date of the factors affecting municipal collection. The lead researcher for the study discusses some of the statistics and surprises (see related story).

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