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Republic Services recycling volumes drop for
2023
or a second consecutive year, waste the year, the company said in the report, adding
hauler Republic Services recovered fewer that “we expect the investments we’re making
Ftons of recyclable materials than in the now to accelerate progress toward our 2030
previous year, according to the company’s 2023 goals.”
ESG report.
The company has a 2030 goal of 3.4 million tons
Republic recovered 2.2 million tons of card- of key materials recovered.
board, metal, organics, paper and plastics – a
decrease of 0.2 million tons from the previous In 2023, Republic processed 4.3 million tons of
year and the lowest level since 2017. In 2017- recyclable material at its 74 recycling and or-
2022, volumes hovered between 2.4 million and ganics facilities across North America, including
2.6 million, the report showed. cardboard (49%), paper (25%), organics (10%),
plastics (6%), metal (4%), glass (3%) and other
Contributing factors included renovations and (3%).
development at major recycling facilities during
Republic opened the first of its four Polymer
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