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We are at a make-or-break moment for film and flexible packaging (FFP) in the United States. Extended Producer Responsibility laws are creating new urgency for a pathway to recyclability. In California, producers face heavy fines for noncompliance — and FFP, which is rarely recycled, is a key risk. The solutions to this challenge aren't "out there." They're right here, being rolled out by The Recycling Partnership's Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition. We're implementing projects nationwide that show FFP doesn't have to end up in a landfill. What's needed is the investment and leadership to take scalable solutions into more communities. If you're thinking about how to move forward in this evolving landscape, contact us. https://lnkd.in/g8DaGiCe #filmandflexiblepackaging #filmandflex #grocers #grocery #foodpackaging #ExtendedProducerResponsibility #EPR

Food bags, snack pouches, grocery bags…these types of film and flexible packaging (FFP) are everywhere we look, yet less than 1% get recycled nationally. But this material CAN be recycled — and we're building the system to make it happen! Now that seven states have passed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, there's no time (or plastic) to waste! The Recycling Partnership's Film & Flexibles Recycling Coalition is taking action today to deliver a pathway to compliance with new EPR laws. Through nearly $11 million across 25+ projects, we're supporting better collection strategies, robust sorting and processing, and stronger end markets. 📩 Learn more about how your support can accelerate impact: https://lnkd.in/ggKKNPAi #filmandflexiblepackaging #filmandflex #grocers #grocery #foodpackaging #ExtendedProducerResponsibility #EPR

One year ago, The Recycling Partnership launched a roadmap for the entire region of Northwest Arkansas. Today, the first-year results are in, including a 37% increase in materials collected in Fayetteville and a 23% increase in household set-out recycling rates in Springdale. Fayetteville has a brand-new cart program. Local leaders are meeting every month. Communities that had no recycling access a year ago now do. And these are just the early results. Read what a coordinated regional approach delivered in 12 months in Waste Advantage Magazine: https://lnkd.in/eJEng_pC/?utm_campaign=Boost_Post_BrandAwareness_Aug25,2026&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=1194472216&hsa_acc=517055197&hsa_cam=1194472216&hsa_grp=872033536&hsa_ad=1574378916&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3 Full report available here: https://lnkd.in/eXXzW5Nn/?utm_campaign=Boost_Post_BrandAwareness_Aug25,2026&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=1194472216&hsa_acc=517055197&hsa_cam=1194472216&hsa_grp=872033536&hsa_ad=1574378916&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3 #Recycling #CircularEconomy #EPR

Access. Education. Processing. End markets. St. Peters built all four, and polypropylene is back in the supply chain. “The Recycling Partnership's guidance and expertise were essential in revitalizing Recycle City and beginning a new era of recycling in the St. Peters area.” — Elliot Schneider, Manager of Environmental and Fleet Services, City of St. Peters ➡️ Get the full story on our Impact Snapshot website: https://lnkd.in/ed5k9Sqi #ImpactInAction #RecyclingImpact

❎ MYTH: One solution will fix the recycling system. ✅ FACT: Recycling only works when the full system works together. Improve packaging design without participation, and the impact stays limited. Expand collection without strong end markets, and the system becomes unstable. Progress in one requirement can't offset failure in another. That's why The Recycling Partnership evaluates the system through five connected requirements: packaging, access, participation, processing, and end markets. One in five Americans now lives in a state with packaging EPR laws, real momentum, but EPR alone won't close the gap. We debunk more recycling myths in our first installment of the 2026 State of Recycling Report. Read now: https://lnkd.in/eR6tQUan

In 2023, contamination rates for residential polypropylene reached 40% at Oregon materials recovery facilities. Denton Plastics Inc, a plastics reclaimer turning household containers into storage bins and lawn furniture, had to pull back significantly. The quality simply wasn't there to make processing viable. Oregon's EPR law changes the equation. Expanding statewide collection and investing in resident education create the conditions end markets need to grow. The Recycling Partnership worked with Denton to plan what that growth looks like: an 18,000-square-foot expansion that will nearly double processing capacity to 2.6 million pounds by the end of 2026. ➡️ Policy matters most when it connects to practice. Read the Denton story on our Impact Snapshot website: https://lnkd.in/ed5k9Sqi #ImpactInAction #RecyclingImpact