Recycling Education (Cont’d from Page 1) The survey was commissioned specifically to go beyond general recycling knowledge and to better understand consumer behaviors.This information will be used to help consumers understand how easy it is to recycle paper, com- pared to other materials that are harder to recycle such as plastic, glass or metal. “We are also leveraging the data as part of our ongoing efforts to encourage the creation of long-term recycling habits, working closely with a behavioral scientist and hab- its-forming expert to break down barriers for consumers,” said Hansan. Ecommerce Challenges The survey revealed that the increase in ecommerce poses an issue for recycling efforts. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, ecommerce was up 32.4 percent in 2020 over 2019. “While 2020 was an anomaly in many ways, research indi- cates the significant shift to online purchases sped up the anticipated growth curve for ecommerce,” said Scott Light, chair and P+PB Executive Vice President, Packaging & Cel- lulose, Georgia-Pacific. Light said that the impact to recycling is multi-faceted. “While the collection of corrugated packaging for recy- cling has remained around 90 percent for the past several years, the fact remains that consumers are not as diligent in recycling paper packaging as are businesses who would otherwise pay to have the material sent to a landfill,” he said.“Therefore, there is an increase in recyclable packaging ending up in consumer’s trash because despite their good intent, they aren’t sure how to recycle. At the same time, more packaging arriving on their doorstep has heightened consumer’s push for more recyclable packaging. More than ever, this is the right time for companies to ensure their packaging is easy to recycle and consumers are taking sim- ple steps to empty their packaging, flatten it and recycle according to local guidelines.” Surprising Results According to Hansan, the most surprising result revealed by the survey was while 95 percent of Americans say they do recycle, only about a third of them do it regularly and fewer than half know the basics of recycling. “This was especially surprising to us considering how im- portant proper recycling is for the environment, but also because of how simple the basics of paper and box recy- cling are,” she says.“Choosing paper products is your best choice for reducing waste and protecting our planet. The natural cellulose fibers that make paper products can gen- erally be used to make new products up to seven times, especially when combined with some fresh fiber.” Hansan also said that education is the biggest issue for recycling. “It appears that education is one of the key problems around people not recycling. For example, over a quarter of Americans don’t know who to contact with recycling questions (27 percent),” she said. “Our data indicates that proper information around what and how to recycle poses
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