Recycling Education and Facts: The Real Drivers of Change

Workers unload HDPE and PP bins from a lorry at an industrial facility.

The recycling industry does not have a technology problem. It has an understanding problem.
The equipment exists to wash, granulate, extrude and remanufacture rigid plastics at scale. The demand for recycled content is growing, driven by the Plastic Packaging Tax, Extended Producer Responsibility and corporate sustainability commitments. What continues to hold the sector back is a persistent gap between what people believe about recycling and what actually happens.