Corrugated and Recycling Groups Work to Increase Residential OCC Recovery

 

Corrugated packaging and recycling industry groups recently met (June, 2018) to review recommendations for increasing residential recovery of old corrugated containers (OCC). The recommendations are a result of research conducted by RRS for the Fiber Box Association (FBA) Itasca, Ill., USA. The research asked more than 1,000 Americans about their residential OCC recycling practices. 

Corrugated packaging is the most widely recycled packaging material with a recovery rate near 90% for the past seven years. To retain this leadership role, the corrugated industry is exploring how shifts in consumer purchasing patterns could impact recovery. The group recognized the need for a renewed focus on promoting the recyclability of OCC and agreed to proactively pursue a broad set of initiatives to help increase recovery.