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Recycling Market Impact on Counties
- By: NYSAC
- On: 09/18/2018 10:16:52
- In: Press Releases
For years, China has been the United States' largest customer for household recyclables. In 2017, China began implementing policies – often referred to collectively as National Sword – that restrict the importation of foreign recyclables. Many counties have been hard hit by China's National Sword policies, especially in the market for mixed paper.
for struggling local recycling programs. NYSAC interviewed several county solid waste managers at the meeting to get the county perspective.
Counties are requesting state and federal support to ride out this crisis. Without it, residents will pay more for curbside recycling, recyclables will be landfilled, or counties will have to transfer funds from other critical services to pay for the increased cost of recycling. NYSAC encourages the DEC to continue and expand grant programs that support recycling education and equipment upgrades.
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