Recycling is a critical part of America’s manufacturing infrastructure. Every day, recycling facilities like those run by AMBR’s founding members collect and sort paper, plastics, metals, glass, and other materials that are sold as raw materials to manufacturers. This keeps valuable resources in our domestic economy, supports American jobs and manufacturing, and reduces our dependence…

The Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling (AMBR) strongly opposes the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken the Global Plastics Treaty, reported this week by The Washington Post, including its opposition to limits on plastic production and its push to focus the treaty instead on waste management, recycling, and private-sector investment.  A meaningful Global Plastics Treaty must include…

Strong standards can distinguish proven solutions from promising ideas by setting clear expectations, creating accountability, and ensuring environmental claims are supported by evidence. When developed with rigor and independence, they can protect communities, inform decision-making, and build public trust. But voluntary, privately developed certification standards are not public policy and cannot substitute for laws, regulations,…