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ARR outlines Circular Economy programs: business support, reuse campaigns, and facility policy work
Summary
Austin Resource Recovery staff detailed a three-pillar Circular Economy program that supports circular businesses, encourages reuse among residents, and implements city facility standards; the presentation highlighted accelerator and showcase programs, directory listings, and initial compliance metrics for the new 0 Waste facilities procedure.
Maddie Morgan, the Circular Economy Program Manager at Austin Resource Recovery, described a multi-pronged effort to keep materials in productive use longer and to reduce problematic plastics under the city's climate and equity goals.
"We want to keep materials at their highest and best use for as long as possible," Morgan said, explaining the program's three pillars: supporting circular businesses, encouraging resident behavior change, and leading by example in city operations.
Key initiatives and metrics she…
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