Woodlands. 25 minutes in from
Cypress. Ellen, Sophia. All
right, Andy, thank you.
Recycling has the power to
deliver a host of waste
management benefits. But today
us recycling isn’t performing
at the scope and scale that it
needs to achieve these benefits.
>> As America recycles week
kicks off, the recycling
partnership wants to arm us
with the tools and tips to try
to fix this program. Recycling
join us to explain is escape. Harrison CEO of the Recycling
Harrison CEO of the Recycling
Partnership Miss. Kate, good
morning. How are you?
>> Good morning. It’s good to
be with you today. All right.
So tell us right off the bat.
I mean, why does the U.S.
recycling system need to be fixed?
>> Well, we all know that
recycling is important. In
fact, our research shows that
80% of Americans believe that
recycling is an important part
of protecting our environment,
but the challenges, but not
everyone can. And he’s been
about single family households
have access for recycling at
home, but only about
6% of multifamily houses have
an opportunity to recycle where
they are. The number one
challenge to a better recycling
system and just can I do it?
>> escape. How are companies
addressing these challenges?
How are they trying to tackle
this?
>> Well, the very first thing
that these companies are doing
is partnering with nonprofits
like ours and who are
interested in advancing policy
to make consistent steps
forward for our country to make
sure that one everyone can.
And then to everyone does right
that you have the opportunity
to put as many things that are
recyclable into your bin as
possible so that they can turn
into something new.
>> So how can a policy help make a difference here?
make a difference here?
>> It can level the playing
field. There are 9,000
different recycling programs
across the country. Each
operated by that local entity.
That’s a big challenge. If we
can harmonize that, bring them
all together to make it more
consistent, not only will those
communities have support, we as
the public will be able to
recycle the same thing as we
travel from one place to the
next.
>> And would you say that that
space? The biggest difficulty
is getting everybody on the
same playing field right now
to begin.
>> Yes, from the public point
of view and it’s the challenge
of can I recycle this where I
am. So that’s called access.
And we want to make sure that
everyone can from the producer
point of view those companies
that make things that we buy
from grocery stores every day.
We are working with them to
make those designed for
recycling and then engage those
companies and building a better
system.
>> It’s interesting thing about
the whole process of recycling,
right? It’s it’s like you you
make it. We use it. And then we kind reuse it. So it feels like
kind reuse it. So it feels like
a good every point of that
process we need to whether it’s
out of the dedication or
empower inspire people to kind
of like understand where they
fit into that whole thing by
getting somewhere here. Yeah.
>> Yeah, you are. And people
have a place but it’s not on
our backs alone. I think that’s
really important. We need
companies who are making things to help make a better system
to help make a better system
that we can all engagement.
But then when we put our stamp
and then we have confident that
it turns into something new
right there in Houston, there
are many companies who are
turning to yesterday’s
materials into a new thing for
tomorrow. So it’s understanding
that our step in the kitchen or
in the game room or when you’re out at the soccer field that
out at the soccer field that
your step of recycling is being
part of a bigger system that
serves not just the
environment, but also the
economy.
>> Because if you know that if
you know that the things that
you’re putting out to be
recycled, you’re cutting
guessing. Well, as this
recyclable is this not just
going to put it in there, but
if you know for sure that it’s
going somewhere that it’s going
to become something different,
you’re going to do it all the
time, eager to teach your kids
to do it. You’re going to be on
the schedule. So I mean that
you’re going to call on
companies to make sure that the
things you buy are recyclable.
You have a great voice to use
in making sure that things are
designed for cycling and that
your policy makers can do more
to help make it consistent and
available and accessible
equitably for everyone this
case, is there a web say or
some more information that
folks are watching like, hey, I
want to get involved. I would
love some more information.
Where can they contact?
>> Absolutely. Recycling
partnership
Dot Org.
>> All right, Keith, Keith
Harrison, CEO of the Recycling