Recyclers Are Facing Unprecedented Changes
The article discusses how U.S. materials recovery facilities (MRFs) are navigating rapid changes driven by evolving policies, market dynamics, and increased contamination, creating new operational challenges. It highlights a best practices guide developed by Closed Loop Partners with support from Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) to help facilities improve efficiency, material quality, and overall performance. Overall, the guide is positioned as a critical tool to standardize operations and strengthen recycling systems as EPR policies expand nationwide.
“As a linchpin of the recycling system, MRFs in the US are heavily impacted by macro shifts in the economic and policy landscapes.”
Closed Loop Partners developed a guide to help provide best practices to improve facility efficiency and optimize operations.
