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Reports, policy perspectives, and recorded conversations to help you put NRC’s work to use.

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Board-approved report · May 29, 2026 · PDF · 22 pages

Plastics Subcommittee
Board Report

Survey findings, stakeholder perspectives, policy context, and recommendations from NRC’s Plastics Subcommittee.

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Inside the report

Community input on plastics, areas of agreement and tension, the policy landscape, and recommendations for NRC’s next steps.

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Recycling professionals, coalition members, and partners exploring plastics policy.

Policy & advocacy

NRC policy statements

Explore the coalition’s published positions, organized by topic, including legislation, procurement, recycling economics, and education.

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Watch & learn

Keep the conversation going.

Watch Congress sessions and webinars on demand. Each link below opens its recording on YouTube.

Congress · August 5, 2026

2026 Congress: Day 1

Revisit the first day of NRC’s national gathering, with coalition conversations and presentations.

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Congress · August 6, 2026

2026 Congress: Day 2

Continue with the second day of the 35th National Recycling Congress.

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Webinar · April 15, 2025

Exploring EPR Legislation

State Innovations and National Trends: a conversation on extended producer responsibility.

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Browse all recordings, including the Reshaping Recycling series
From conversation to action

Stories from the coalition.

Forum recap · September 28, 2026

Circularity Forum 2026

Read the recap of NRC’s September 28 gathering in St. Louis, bringing together community, campus, policy, and industry perspectives.

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Congress recap · Published October 13, 2026

Building Circularity Together

Highlights from the 2026 Virtual Congress, including producer responsibility, plastics, food recovery, and coalition partnerships.

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