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Washington Consumer Packaging and Paper Study - Recycling Rate Assessment and Recommendations

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This report presents a detailed and comprehensive current baseline account of all consumer packaging and paper products within the state of Washington as well as estimated recycling rates for these materials. It also reviews problematic materials and proposed policy measures to address them. The report was prepared by Eunomia Research & Consulting (Eunomia) in response to a brief set by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology). Ecology was directed by the Washington State Legislature (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5693, section 302 (59)) to contract for a study to: 1. Assess the amount and types of consumer packaging and paper products (CPPP) sold or supplied into the state and the recycling rates achieved for these materials through existing recycling programs and activities in the state; and 2. In accordance with the recommendations for managing plastic packaging waste submitted to the Washington state legislature in 2020, consider and make recommendations on legislative action to address the items included in the list of problematic and unnecessary materials identified for elimination by the US Plastics Pact. Consumer packaging and paper products include a range of materials – plastic, paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, and metal packaging – collected through recycling programs from end-users in both households and commercial facilities. This differs from pre-consumer or post-industrial material, which is diverted during a manufacturing process.

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Year
2023
Government body
State of Washington, Department of Ecology
Number of pages
92
URL
https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/documents/2207022.pdf
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