First Person Perspective: Global pandemic reinforces importance of local recycling programs
Today's guest blog is authored by Kevin Roche of NERC Advisory Member ecomaine. The original Resource Recycling post can be found here.
As we move further into 2021, we have gained some level of hindsight on those early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. We know what steps we can take to limit the spread of the virus, and we know of the risks that respiratory droplets present.
We also know that the pandemic has changed the way we look at recycling and waste management systems, particularly when it comes to the way our programs connect with the international manufacturing pipelines for many important products.
An essential business in more ways than one
Following on the heels of China’s National Sword policies, COVID-19 added layers of uncertainty to an already-shifting recycling market landscape.
As businesses in the U.S. began to close (either temporarily…