Sentence examples for recycling packaging from inspiring English sources
Matt Prindiville, executive director for Upstream, commends companies for taking some responsibility for recycling packaging materials.
EPR shifts financial and management responsibilities for collecting and recycling packaging from local governments and taxpayers or ratepayers, to producers and consumers.
But adopting a two-step approach of using packaging that is more sustainable and being conscientious about recycling packaging can help start to change the waste equation.
Page A16 Business PICKING UP USED PACKAGING AND THE COST TO RECYCLE IT A growing number of large food and beverage companies in the United States are assuming the costs of recycling their packaging after consumers are finished with it, a responsibility long imposed on packaged goods companies in Europe and more recently in parts of Asia, Latin America and Canada.
A growing number of large food and beverage companies in the United States are assuming the costs of recycling their packaging after consumers are finished with it, a responsibility long imposed on packaged goods companies in Europe and more recently in parts of Asia, Latin America and Canada.
The companies involved are not seeking to take responsibility for recycling the packaging waste they create.
Where reasonably possible they should be made fully responsible for recycling their packaging and products.
Scott pointed out that environmental initiatives such as recycling, less packaging and sustainable merchandise amount to good business sense.
In the last year the public has expressed concerns about street cleansing services and are more aware of issues around recycling and packaging.
By charging a licensing fee for its "green dot" trademark, DSD pays for the collection, sorting and recycling of packaging materials.
When asked if TerraCycle supports regulations aimed at making manufacturers fiscally responsible for recycling their packaging – known as extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, which are common in Europe but have gained little traction in the US – Zakes said it does.
