America Recycles Day is on November 15 and the Consumer Aerosol Products Council (CAPCO) is pleased that, after 20 years of awareness efforts, more than 5,300 U.S. municipalities now include aerosol cans in their recycling programs. Many individuals, however, remain …
America Recycles Day is Around the Corner
CAPCO Attends Resource Recycling Conference
Representatives of CAPCO recently participated in the national Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans, LA to engage directly with professionals in the recycling industry, including MRF (Material Recovery Facility) operators, waste haulers, equipment suppliers, and recycling coordinators for local municipalities.
Encouraging Recycling of Empty Aerosols
Americans generated about 251 million tons of trash and recycled and composted almost 87 million tons of this material, equivalent to a 34.5 percent recycling rate, according to most recent EPA estimates. About 9% of the waste generated is metal. …