waste

The New York Association of Reduction, Reuse & Recycling finds only 15% of waste gets recycled. An Extended Producer Responsibility law could help reduce paper & packaging or have producers pay.

The goal is to reduce harmful greenhouse gases under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. OCRRA says its waste-to-energy facility emits far less dangerous emissions than landfills.

Extended Producer Responsibility legislation will make producers accountable for product packaging and its proper post-consumption disposal.

Many Onondaga County residents might think they’re doing good by throwing anything plastic with a recycle symbol in their blue bin for recycling. After…