Guide to Increasing Recycling Supply
Overview
Recycling supply and demand issues are primary components to recycling market development. For many years, increasing the demand for recycled materials has taken precedence over supply issues. The Northeast Recycling Council's (NERC) Board of Directors and Advisory Members recognized the need to refocus on supply side issues and created the Supply Side Policy Committee. The Committee's primary role is to identify and discuss strategies used by different stakeholders to increase the supply of recycled materials and to share this information by creating the Guide to Increasing Recycling Supply.
NERC would like to thank the initial review team for their untiring efforts in editing all sections of the Guide. The review team included: Shannon Crawford, Waste Management; Michael Noel, TOMRA; Mary Ann Remolador, previous Assistant Director, NERC; and Justin Short, Recycled Material Association.
Introduction
Methods for Increasing Quality & Quantity of Recyclables
Case Studies
Government
- Best Practices in Designing Recycling Refund (Bottle Bill) Programs
- Digitizing Recycling Information
- Glass Drop-Off Pilot Program
- Recycle Smart MA
- Reducing Recycling Contamination Through Enhanced Public Engagement
- Rural Source Separated Glass Collection Program
- Universal Recycling
