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Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products. Despite numerous reported benefits of recycling, many areas lack a dedicated program for various reasons, including economic challenges, and many materials that could be recycled are not. Recognizing a need to better understand the costs and benefits of administering MSW recycling programs, Congress called on the National Academies to conduct a study on the programmatic and economic costs of these programs and to produce recommendations to facilitate their effective implementation.

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Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Report Release Webinar

  • July 2, 2025
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies hosted a webinar to discuss its recent report, Municipal Solid Waste Recycling in the United States. Committee members were available to answer questions from the public. The li...

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 6

  • July 23, 2024
  • 4:10 PM - 4:55 PM (EDT)
  • Webcast
  • Past

This meeting included both open (public, information-gathering) and closed (committee-only) sessions. The open session included panel discussions involving participants from outside the committee. Me...

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 5

  • June 11, 2024
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

This meeting included both open (public, information-gathering) and closed (committee-only) sessions. The open session included panel discussions involving participants from outside the committee. Th...

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 3

  • April 16 - 17, 2024
  • Past

This meeting included both open (public, information-gathering) and closed (committee-only) sessions. The open session held panel discussions involving participants from outside the committee. The o...

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 1

  • March 13, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
  • Past

The committee held its first committee meeting via teleconference. In open session from 3-4pm ET, the committee heard presentations from EPA representatives about the committee's task. This open sessi...
Meetings

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 13

  • April 30, 2025
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This meeting was closed entirely.

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: 12B

  • December 20, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This meeting was closed entirely.

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 12A

  • December 17, 2024
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This meeting was closed entirely.

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 11

  • November 22, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This meeting was closed entirely.

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs: Meeting 10

  • November 1, 2024
  • 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This meeting is closed entirely.
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