Carton Recycling Celebrates 2022 Accomplishments and Identifies Goals for 2023
The Carton Council of North America announced that entering 2023, 78.6 million U.S. households can recycle their food and beverage cartons through their local recycling programs. That means more than 62% of all U.S. households have access to carton recycling.
The following communities officially added cartons to their local programs in 2022, contributing to the increase: DeKalb County, Ga., and cities in the Atlanta area, including Auburn, Marietta, Smyrna, Powder Springs, Milton and Monroe, Ga.; Lexington, Ky., and 11 surrounding counties; Bay County, Mich.; Rask County, Minn.; Clinton County, Ohio; and Jefferson County and Washburn County, Wis.