Katherine Huded, The Recycling Partnership’s executive director of Material Systems. As more US states pass EPR legislation, PET thermoforming faces policy challenges, with some states labeling them “unrecyclable” due to a lack of end markets where the recycled materials can be turned into new products. However, with targeted investment, PET thermoforms have the potential to be added back to recycling lists as more US states roll out EPR, improving the material’s acceptance across the country, according to Katherine Huded, The Recycling Partnership’s executive director of Material Systems
The Recycling Partnership: Policy pressure mounts for PET thermoforms as US states enact EPR
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