Circular Action Alliance projects spending up to $123 million from producer funding for recycling projects through 2027, including money for new recycling carts, collection trucks and facility upgrades.
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Circular Action Alliance projects spending up to $123 million from producers for recycling projects through 2027, including money for new recycling carts, collection trucks and facility upgrades.
When the Oregon community of The Dalles rolled out 5,000 new 96-gallon recycling carts at the end of March, it became the first in the state to pay for that improvement using funding directly from packaging producers under Oregon’s EPR for packaging law.
Circular Action Alliance, the state’s producer responsibility organization, projects spending around $123 million for local recycling improvement projects through 2027. The EPR program requires brands and companies that supply packaging and paper products to help fund recycling system improvements.
This news brief is based on reporting published by Waste Dive on 2026-04-08. The original report is linked below.
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