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National Recycling Strategy

  • National Recycling Strategy

    This Strategy identifies actions to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective domestic recycling system. 

    Read the Strategy.

  • Join the Effort

    Join EPA in creating a circular economy. Learn more about the actions in the National Recycling Strategy and how you can help implement them. 

    Learn more on Strategy Implementation

  • Administrator Regan at the World Circular Economy Forum, Sept 21

    "Recycling alone is simply not enough. We need a transformative vision for our waste management systems. One that is inclusive, more equitable, and reflects the urgency of the climate crisis."

A circular economy reduces material use, redesigns materials to be less resource intensive, and recaptures “waste” as a resource to manufacture new materials and products. The National Recycling Strategy is the first in a series of strategies to support EPA’s vision of a circular economy for all.

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  • What is a Circular Economy? 
  • Save our Seas 2.0 Act
  • Executive Order: Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries
    and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability

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  • National Recycling Strategy: Part One of a Series on Building a Circular Economy for All
  • Future Strategies (Coming soon)

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