NASEM Panel Presses EPA Officials On Recycling Policies’ Effectiveness

Members of a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) committee examining paths to boost municipal recycling used a recent meeting to question EPA officials about the agency’s existing efforts to aid state and local programs, seeking ways to further “bring down costs” for those governments. NASEM’s panel on “Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs” held its third meeting April 16-17, with three EPA representatives on hand to answer questions from the members: Swarupa Ganguli, acting...