Cutting Beverage Container Waste, A to Z:

Food Venue Recycling

At least a third of all packaged beverage consumption takes place outside the home, yet public space recycling opportunities are scarce in most states. We must promote recycling opportunities wherever food and beverages are sold: in airports, malls, offices, restaurants & hotels, schools, parks, stadiums, concerts, and other public places. The question, as always, is who should pay for these programs. There is a growing movement toward producer responsibility, where those companies that sell the product take responsibility for the product or package at the end of its life.

Some links:

• Grassroots Recycling Recycling Network's: Producer Responsibility webpage
• INFORM’s Producer Responsibility webpage
• Product Policy Institute
• Environment Canada’s Extended Producer Responsibility website
• UK Environment Agency’s site on Producer Responsibility for Packaging Waste
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s website on Producer Responsibility
• How to Recycle at your Event: a guide by Re Sources for Sustainable Communities [pdf,1.2Mb]
• Recycling at Events: a guide by Recycling Advocates [pdf,3.9Mb]