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Republic Services warns recycling remains costly; EPR and polymer processing changing economics
Summary
Rick Bernas of Republic Services updated the consortium on recycling market pressures, saying commodity prices have not recovered since 2017, extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws are shifting costs to manufacturers, and local landfill life varies by site.
Rick Bernas, a Republic Services representative, told the Rockwall County infrastructure consortium that the recycling market has not returned to pre‑2017 commodity prices and that extended producer responsibility laws are shifting recycling costs toward manufacturers.
Bernas said the March‑era change that some local speakers called “China Sword” reduced export demand and depressed commodity pricing: “China shut their port down and they completely shut everything out from The United States and the world recycling into…
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