Dive summary:
- North Carolina residents have reached a recycling high with nearly 500,000 tons of household materials being recycled, the equivalent of over 300 pounds per capita.
- The study, conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, found that the state is currently at its lowest solid waste disposal rate since records began in 1991.
- Some counties reached more than 700 pounds of recyclables per capita; throughout the state, recycling saw a 7% increase as electronics recycling nearly doubled.
From the article:
The report marks the state's lowest solid waste disposal rate since it began to measure landfill tonnages in 1991, a DENR news release indicates. In some counties, recycling exceeded 700 pounds per capita.
The state saw a 7% increase in the number of curbside recycling programs and almost doubled the amount of electronics it recycled, the release indicates.
"We are pleased to see the progress that municipal and county recycling programs are making," John Skvarla, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said in a statement. "Recyclable commodities are increasingly important feedstocks for North Carolina manufacturers, and community collection services are a vital part of the material supply chain." ...
