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Reshaping Recycling: Federal Legislative Threats and What You Need to Know

The recycling landscape is at a pivotal moment.

Across the country, a growing wave of federal legislation, evolving standards, and competing industry narratives is reshaping how “recycling” is defined, measured, and implemented. At the same time, these fundamental changes threaten to undermine recycling as we know it and may have far-reaching implications for state and local authority, community-based recycling systems, and environmental outcomes.

Join the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) for an important and timely webinar that will connect the dots across state and federal policy, plastics legislation currently before Congress, and emerging standards that will help our members better understand what’s at stake and why it matters now.

What This Webinar Will Explore
Key federal bills shaping the future of recycling, plastics, and material management
How definitions, standards, and labeling frameworks are evolving—and why they matter
The intersection of federal policy and state-level action (including preemption risks)
The growing role of mass balance accounting, certification systems, and claims-making
What these shifts could mean for recyclers, communities, and the integrity of recycling systems

Why Attend
This session is designed to equip NRC members and partners with a clearer understanding of a rapidly changing policy landscape and to foster dialogue on how we collectively respond. Participants will gain:
Insight into the broader forces shaping recycling at the national level
A strategic overview of current legislative and policy trends
A space to engage, ask questions, and help inform NRC’s ongoing work and leadership

Who Should Attend
State Recycling Organizations (SROs)
Local government leaders and program managers
Recycling professionals and industry stakeholders
Environmental advocates and policy leaders
NRC members and partners across the recycling ecosystem