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        • Recycling Programs + Processors
        • Explore available grants, technical assistance, and educational support available to recycling programs and facilities to build a better recycling system.

        • Grants
        • Apply for grants available to U.S. communities and recycling facilities to improve access, collections, operations, and processing.

        • Single-Family Recycling
        • From grants to step-by-step guidance, The Recycling Partnership has the resources needed to implement and improve single-family recycling programs.

        • Multifamily Recycling
        • Our Multifamily Recycling Guide and Toolkit contains case studies, best practices, and customizable templates for communities and multifamily properties.

        • Contamination Toolkits
        • Let's fight contamination together. Access our proven kits and campaigns to dramatically improve your contamination rates.

        • U.S. Residential MRF Map
        • The residential materials recovery facilities (MRF) map displays recycling facilities across the U.S.

        • MRF Contracts Guide
        • Created with community programs and materials recovery facilities in mind, this guide offers best management practices for both parties to achieve long-term success.

  • Recycling Behavior
        • Recycling Behavior
        • Through research and pilot projects on what works and what doesn’t, learn what steps your community can take to improve residential recycling.

        • Behavior Center
        • The Recycling Partnership's Center for Sustainable Behavior & Impact is driving improvement in recycling behavior and boosting confidence in U.S. recycling.

        • Recycling Confidence Index
        • The Recycling Confidence Index tracks, quantifies, and qualifies recycling confidence over time and identifies the factors influencing trust.

  • Design for Circularity
        • Design for Circularity
        • The Recycling Partnership's circularity solutions bring the necessary clarity to successfully advance the circular economy for packaging.

        • Circular Packaging Assessment
        • This Assessment provides step-by-step instructions to help companies understand packaging recyclability and pursue circularity.

        • Dynamic Labels
        • Recycle Check offers an interactive package-specific solution providing localized recycling information to consumers across the U.S.

        • Plastic Packaging Strategy Tool
        • Plastic IQ is a free, data-driven digital tool helping U.S. companies design sustainable plastic packaging.

  • Policy
        • Policy
        • The Recycling Partnership is working across all levels of government in the U.S. to advance a circular economy by building a better recycling system.

        • Recycling Policy Accelerator
        • The Recycling Partnership Policy Accelerator is working to develop smart policy solutions to unlock the environmental and economic benefits of recycling.

        • Increasing Recycling Rates with EPR
        • The Recycling Partnership's analysis shows that U.S. states could expect significant increases in recycling rates with the introduction of EPR law.

        • State EPR Toolkit
        • Create customized collateral to support education and advocacy around smart, well-designed extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies in your state.

        • Policy Implementation
        • Get step-by-step guidance to prepare for recycling policy implentation in states across the U.S.

  • Material Advancement
        • Material Advancement
        • Material coalition-focused work has the potential to unlock supply through real systems change by leveraging the power of many across the value chain.

        • Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition
        • The Film and Flexibles Coalition is working collaboratively to identify and scale recovery methods for film and flexible packaging.

        • PET Recycling Coalition
        • The PET Recycling Coalition convenes a robust group of stakeholders driving improvements that transform the plastic #1 recycling landscape.

        • Polypropylene Recycling Coalition
        • The Polypropylene Recycling Coalition is working collaboratively to improve and increase the recycling of #5 plastic packaging.

  • Resources
        • Resources
        • Discover the latest recycling resources, including community and facility grants, research reports, recycling data, and updates.

        • Grants
        • Apply for grants available to U.S. communities and recycling facilities to improve access, collections, operations, and processing.

        • Reports
        • Download the latest research reports about recycling.

        • Data
        • Unlock the data to advance recycling and a circular economy in the U.S.

        • What Can I Recycle?
        • Find out what is accepted for recycling in your community.

        • Blog
        • Read the latest blog posts from The Recycling Partnership.

        • Newsroom
        • See the latest media releases from The Recycling Partnership.

  • About
        • About
        • The Recycling Partnership mobilizes the people, data, and solutions across the value chain to reduce waste and our impact on the environment while also unlocking economic benefits.

        • Our Staff
        • Meet the nation's leading recycling and circular economy subject-matter experts.

        • Careers at The Recycling Partnership
        • Join our team at The Recycling Partnership. Search and apply for available positions.

        • Board of Directors
        • Our Board is comprised of industry leading sustainability and recycling advocacy experts from leading companies across the value chain who are committed to transforming U.S. recycling.

        • Funding Partners
        • More than 80 companies are working to invest in the system, make their packaging more circular, and meet climate and sustainability goals.

        • Core Values
        • We at The Partnership take our work seriously and we invite others to join us in embracing our core values.

        • How to Fix Recycling
        • The nation's leading recycling NGO has a 5-point plan to provide Americans a better recycling system, one that delivers environmental and economic benefits.

        • Contact Us
        • Together we can solve for circularity. Let’s connect to advance a circular economy by building a better recycling system.

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        • Find Out What I Can Recycle

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September 20th, 2022

Small Town Access Fund Launches to Support Unique Recycling Challenges in Small and Rural Communities Across the U.S.

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October 5th, 2021

Big Bear Selected for Curbside Recycling Investment Under Beverage Industry’s ‘Every Bottle Back’ Initiative in Collaboration with The Recycling Partnership

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  • Recycling Programs + Processors
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    • Recycling Programs + Processors
    • Grants
    • Single-Family Recycling
    • Contamination Toolkits
    • U.S. Residential MRF Map
    • MRF Contracts Guide
    • Multifamily Recycling
  • Recycling Behavior
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    • Recycling Behavior
    • Behavior Center
    • Recycling Confidence Index
  • Design for Circularity
    +
    • Design for Circularity
    • Circular Packaging Assessment
    • Dynamic Labels
    • Plastic Packaging Strategy Tool
  • Policy
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    • Policy
    • Recycling Policy Accelerator
    • Increasing Recycling Rates with EPR
    • State EPR Toolkit
    • Policy Implementation
  • Material Advancement
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    • Material Advancement
    • Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition
    • PET Recycling Coalition
    • Polypropylene Recycling Coalition
  • Resources
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    • Resources
    • Grants
    • Reports
    • Data
    • What Can I Recycle?
    • Blog
    • Newsroom
  • About
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    • About
    • Our Staff
    • Careers at The Recycling Partnership
    • Board of Directors
    • Funding Partners
    • Core Values
    • How to Fix Recycling
    • Contact Us
  • What are you looking to do?
    +
    • Access Data about Recycling
    • Read the Latest Reports
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Understand Recycling Behavior
    • Access Policy Resources
    • Design for Recyclability
    • Educate My Community
    • Join as a Funding Partner
    • Contact a Staff Member
    • Explore Material Coalitions
    • Find Out What I Can Recycle

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