The Carton Council of North America is proud to announce that 60% of U.S. households are able to recycle food and beverage cartons through their local recycling programs. This is an important milestone because food and beverage carton recycling is now available to a substantial majority of consumers and, according to the Federal Trade Commission green guidelines, can now carry the standard “Please Recycle” logo.
The Carton Council formed in 2009 with the goal to grow carton recycling. Understanding that access is the cornerstone to increasing recycling, the Carton Council has focused on building an infrastructure in the U.S. for recycling aseptic and gable-top cartons used for many common food and beverage products. Prior to forming, only 18% of households could recycle their food and beverage cartons. Now 60% of households can – a 233% increase.