EPA Considers Financial Incentives to Address Stagnation of Recycling Rates
Published: 11 December 2009
Category: Recycling, Studies/State & Federal Regulations, Sustainability
“Waste Business Journal” reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering financial incentives to address the stagnation of municipal recycling rates including measures in the Senate climate change bill and assisting communities to adopt more sustainable funding mechanisms for their programs. There are reportedly several ways EPA could increase recycling, including provisions in the Kerry-Boxer climate bill that promote product stewardship, discourage unsustainable ways of financing recycling and developing more consistent metrics to measure the effectiveness of various recycling initiatives.