While U.S. plastic recycling rates have historically hovered between 5 and 10 percent, Oregon continues to lead the way, with rates trending higher—around 13.7 percent, according to a 2020 report from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
There’s room for improvement – and Oregon is stepping up.
For decades, a loosely regulated plastics industry and misleading narratives around recycling limited real progress. But that’s changing.
In 2023, Oregon lawmakers took bold action with the passage…
