Circular Policy Experts

Experts insights from consultancies and NGOs focused on circular policy research & data.

Circular Policy Expert Submissions

University of Georgia Circularity Informatics Lab

The Recycling Partnership (TRP)

Product Stewardship Institue (PSI)

Signalfire Group

WWF (Coming Soon)

National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) (Coming Soon)

Container Recycling Institute (CRI) (Coming soon)

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Public Facing Statements & Resources

Long-form, public-facing research, technical papers, and position papers from Circular Policy Experts

Hand holding a recyclable item with text overlay asking how to capture the 79% of recyclables lost to landfills and a button labeled 'See How to Fix This'.

TRP's State of Recycling: Present and Future of Residential Recycling in the U.S.

Data from the report shows where the gaps are greatest, and where policy, investment, and action will have the largest impact.

Title slide with white text reading 'Interplay and Integration of Deposit Return Systems and EPR' on a dark teal background.

TRP's Interplay and Integration of Deposit Return Systems and EPR

White text on dark teal background reading Guidance For Producer Funded Recycling Collection Legislation.

TRP's Guidance For Producer
Funded Recycling
Collection Legislation

Webpage header titled 'Embracing Reuse in U.S. Packaging EPR Programs' with subtitle 'Playbook for a Best-in-Class PRO' and buttons to download the paper or watch the livestream.

Upstream's Embracing Reuse in U.S. Packaging EPR Programs

Playbook for a Best-in-Class PRO

Title 'The New Reuse Economy' and subtitle 'How reuse systems and services will revolutionize how we consume' on a purple and white background.

Upstream's The New Reuse Economy

How reuse systems and services will revolutionize how we consume

Cover page titled 'Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging and Paper Products: Policies, Practices, and Performance' with a blurred supermarket aisle background.

PSI Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging and Paper Products: Policies, Practices and Performance

Document titled 'Shared Elements of EPR Legislation for Packaging and Paper Products (PPP) November 2020' with logos of Product Stewardship Institute and Flexible Packaging Association, containing background and agreement bullet points about managing flexible packaging under extended producer responsibility legislation.

PSI and FPA Shared Elements of EPR Legislation for
Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)

PSI 7-Part Series: Packaging EPR Laws Comparison

Illustrated map showing regional shared interoperable reuse infrastructure with labeled Central City, Mid-Size City, and Small Town for US EPR packaging programs.

Upstream's Library of EPR & DRS Resources

Resources from an industry leader on a variety of circular policy solutions

Underwater image showing a large blue plastic bag floating near a person and aquatic plants, with WWF and Accenture logos and text about designing impactful extended producer responsibility programs.

WWF's From Waste to Accountability:
Comparing & contrasting features on EPR programs

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