Author: Erin Murphy
In September 2020, three Biology and Society graduate students, working with two other ASU graduate students, published a memo addressing how to reinvigorate recycling in Arizona through state-level policy reform. By interviewing recycling coordinators from across the state, they found that most municipalities have been forced to alter their programs due to changing international markets and a lack of state-level support. Despite these challenges, interviewees view an investment in the recycling sector as an opportunity to improve the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of their community.
In response to these challenges, the authors identified three ways Arizona policy-makers can reinvigorate recycling in Arizona:
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They are now working with local non-profits and state legislators to turn these recommendations into legislation. To support this effort, please sign this petition asking the state to fund the recycling program.
Erin Murphy, Levi Helm, Infynity Hill, Miranda Bernard, and Alex Tunas-Corzon wrote this memo.