PACT MENTALITY

摘要

Recycling infrastructure has always been a piece by piece endeavor, with municipalities, states, private companies, regional bodies, nonprofit groups and other actors all potentially involved in handling the same stream of material. It's not surprising then that as the waste diversion ecosystem goes through its inevitable shifts and reformulations, the management structure can get a little jumbled. At times it may seem there are too many perspectives on an issue. At others, topics of growing importance may be handled by a lone wolf when a full pack is really what's needed. In the Northeast U.S., two organizations have recently taken action to pro-actively engage on issues to help recycling systems in the region thrive now and into the future. The process by which the groups have worked together can help guide other recycling entities looking to develop working relationships in the midst of larger change.