Resources
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Position Paper ·Position Paper. Plastics-to-Fuel Technologies
Instead of investing in risky, unproven plastic-to-fuel technologies, AMBR recommends investors and legislators focus on strategies that will reduce plastic pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels, and the resulting climate impacts.
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Position Paper. Chemical Recycling
AMBR’s position paper opposing policy proposals to invest public resources into plastics-to-fuel (PTF) technologies. New PTF facilities promise pollution and offer dubious prospects for commercial viability, while undermining real recycling and proven waste reduction strategies.
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AMBR Comments to EPA on How to Measure Recycling Rate
EPA national recycling rate: AMBR submitted comments to the EPA on its draft National Recycling Rate goals, supporting improvements in recycling rate calculation methodology but urging the EPA to treat per capita waste generation and disposal–not recycling rate–as its primary metric for success in moving toward a circular economy.
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Sign-On Letter. Reduce Plastic Pollution
Congressional stimulus: AMBR signed on to the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement’s white paper “CONGRESSIONAL STIMULUS AND FUNDING BILLS: Recommendations to Reduce Plastic Pollution,” endorsing 13 recommended investments and five areas of exclusion from federal stimulus funding.
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Sign-On Letter. End Single Use
BFFP single-use sign-on letter: AMBR joined in solidarity with 188 NGOs to make a global call to action against single-use, throwaway commodities and in favor of systems change to transform our production and consumption systems. A circular economy that protects our planet is attainable, with commitment from all sectors of society.
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Comments. Recycling Policies
EPA national strategy: AMBR submitted comments on the EPA’s draft National Recycling Strategy, calling for a range of stronger policies to transform recycling into a financially sustainable, accessible system and to accelerate progress toward a just and circular economy.
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Comments. Recycled Material Standards
RMS comment letter: AMBR submitted comments to GreenBlue on the proposed Recycled Material Standard (RMS) which aims to help brands track, validate and communicate recycled material claims with a certified chain of custody. AMBR sees value in building transparency through RMS certification but suggested measures to prevent the RMS from enabling greenwashing.