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| 2001 || || Policy || {{w|Extended producer responsibility}} (EPR) is adopted in {{w|Japan}} with three basic laws setting the legal structure, establishing the 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), also mandating recycling fees which include consumers.<ref name="Assessing Extended Producer Responsibility LAWS in JAPAN">{{cite web|title=Assessing Extended Producer Responsibility LAWS in JAPAN|url=http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/es072561x|website=acs.org|accessdate=17 August 2017}}</ref> || {{w|Japan}}
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| 2001 || || || {{w|Gypsum Recycling International}} <ref>{{cite web |title=Gypsum Recycling International |url=https://stateofgreen.com/en/partners/gypsum-recycling-international/ |website=stateofgreen.com |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gypsum Recycling |url=http://www.gypsumrecycling.biz/15892-1_Companyprofile/ |website=gypsumrecycling.biz |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2001 || || Organization || {{w|TerraCycle}} || {{w|United States}}
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| 2009 || {{w|Scrap}} || Publication || American professor {{w|Carl A. Zimring}} publishes ''Cash for your trash'', one of the first specialized studies about scrap recycling in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zimring, Carl A. Cash for your trash : Scrap recycling in America|url=http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbh/v33n66/en_a17v33n66.pdf|website=scielo.br|accessdate=16 August 2017}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2012 || Electronics || Statistics || More than 585 million pounds of consumer electronics are recycled. This is an increase of 125 million pounds (more than 25%) over 2011.<ref name="A Brief Timeline of the History of Recycling"/> ||
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| 2013 || || || "Operation Green Fence was the 2013 effort to just start getting exporting countries to clean their recycling, their plastics in particular."<ref name="America’s new recycling crisis, explained by an expert"/> ||
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| 2017 2014 || July Textile || Statistics || "Operation National SwordMore than 15 million tons of used textile waste is generated each year in the United States, and the amount has doubled over the last 20 years. In 2014, over 16 million tons of textile waste was generated, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Of this amount, 2.62 million tons were recycled, 3.14 million tons were combusted for energy recovery, and 10.46 million tons were sent to the landfill. An average American throws away approximately 80 pounds of used clothing per person per year. On average, nationally, announced in July 2017it costs cities $45 per ton to dispose of old clothing. Synthetic clothing may take hundreds of years to decompose."<ref name="America’s new Textile and Garment Recycling Facts and Figures">{{cite web |title=Textile and Garment Recycling Facts and Figures |url=https://www.thebalancesmb.com/textile-recycling crisis, explained by an expert"-facts-and-figures-2878122 |website=thebalancesmb.comd |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|ChinaUnited States}}
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| 2018 2014 || March || || "In 2014, Americans generated about 258 million tons of trash and recycled 66. Since early 2018, China has banned many scrap materials 4 million tons and has not accepted others unless they meet an extremely strict contamination rate composted 23 million tons of 0this material, equivalent to a 34.5 6 percent."<ref>{{cite web |title=How American Recycling Is Changing After China’s National Sword |url=https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/04/recycling-waste-management-us-china-national-sword-change/584665/ |website=citylabrate.com |accessdate=11 February 2020}}</ref> "Within the recycling communityOn average, there had been rumblings that China might change its policies, but the force we recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of Operation National Sword, announced in July 2017, still came as a surprise. Going into full effect last March, it banned 24 types our individual waste generation of scrap and implemented much stricter and more rigorous contamination standards which have been described as “impossible to reach4.” As a result, local governments and the recycling industry are now facing an unprecedented recycling crisis, especially in plastics44 pounds per person per day."<ref name="America’s new recycling crisis, explained by an expertlbre.stanford.edu">{{cite web |title=America’s new recycling crisis, explained by an expert Frequently Asked Questions: Benefits of Recycling |url=https://wwwlbre.voxstanford.comedu/thepssistanford-goods/2019/4/2recycling/18290956/recyclingfrequently-crisisasked-chinaquestions/frequently-plasticasked-operationquestions-nationalbenefits-sword recycling |website=voxlbre.stanford.com edu |accessdate=13 9 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|ChinaUnited States}}
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| 2019 2015 || || || America Recycles Day becomes an integral part "Of the 5800 million tonnes of the Keep America Beautiful Campaignprimary plastic no longer in use, only 9 percent has been recycled since 1950."<ref name="America Recycles DaydPlastic Pollution"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2020 2015 || Metal recycling || || "In the US2015, the metal recycling industry generated $64 billion in 2010an estimated 55 percent of global plastic waste was discarded, 25 percent was incinerated, and 20 percent recycled."<ref>{{cite web |titlename=SCRAP METAL RECYCLING 101 – A GUIDE FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS |url=https://verichek.net"Plastic Pollution"/scrap-metal-recycling.html |website=verichek.net |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2012 2016 || Electronics || Statistics || More than 585 million pounds "The recycling industry generates revenue volume of consumer electronics are recycled160 billion dollars throughout the world, and employs around 1. This is an increase of 125 5 million pounds (more than 25%) over 2011people."<ref name="A Brief Timeline of the History of Recyclingpaprec.comvv"/> ||
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| 2014 2017 || Textile July || Statistics || "More than 15 million tons of used textile waste is generated each year Operation National Sword, announced in the United States, and the amount has doubled over the last 20 years. In 2014, over 16 million tons of textile waste was generated, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Of this amount, 2.62 million tons were recycled, 3.14 million tons were combusted for energy recovery, and 10.46 million tons were sent to the landfill. An average American throws away approximately 80 pounds of used clothing per person per year. On average, nationally, it costs cities $45 per ton to dispose of old clothing. Synthetic clothing may take hundreds of years to decompose.July 2017"<ref name="Textile and Garment Recycling Facts and Figures">{{cite web |title=Textile and Garment Recycling Facts and Figures |url=https://www.thebalancesmb.com/textile-recycling-facts-and-figures-2878122 |website=thebalancesmb.comd |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}|-| 2014 || || || "In 2014, Americans generated about 258 million tons of trash and recycled 66.4 million tons and composted 23 million tons of this material, equivalent to a 34.6 percent America’s new recycling rate. On averagecrisis, we recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of our individual waste generation of 4.44 pounds per person per day.explained by an expert"<ref name="lbre.stanford.edu">{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions: Benefits of Recycling |url=https://lbre.stanford.edu/pssistanford-recycling/frequently-asked-questions/frequently-asked-questions-benefits-recycling |website=lbre.stanford.edu |accessdate=9 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United StatesChina}}|-| 2016 || || || "The recycling industry generates revenue volume of 160 billion dollars throughout the world, and employs around 1.5 million people."<ref name="paprec.comvv"/> ||
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| 2017 || Paper/cardboard || || "Recycling in the United States has shown continued growth. Data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicates that from 1960 to 2017, recycling of paper and paperboard products increased from approximately 5 million tons to 44 million tons. In 2017, the recycling rate was 65.9%, which was among the highest compared to other materials in municipal solid waste"<ref name="Introduction to Paper Recycling"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2018 || || || "In 2018, South Africa recovered 1.285 million tonnes of recyclable paper products, putting the country’s paper recovery rate at 71.7%. More than 90% of this recovered paper is used for the local beneficiation of new paper packaging and tissue."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://recyclepaper.co.za/|title=RecyclePaperZA website|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> || {{w|South Africa}}
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| 2018 || March || || ". Since early 2018, China has banned many scrap materials and has not accepted others unless they meet an extremely strict contamination rate of 0.5 percent."<ref>{{cite web |title=How American Recycling Is Changing After China’s National Sword |url=https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/04/recycling-waste-management-us-china-national-sword-change/584665/ |website=citylab.com |accessdate=11 February 2020}}</ref> "Within the recycling community, there had been rumblings that China might change its policies, but the force of Operation National Sword, announced in July 2017, still came as a surprise. Going into full effect last March, it banned 24 types of scrap and implemented much stricter and more rigorous contamination standards which have been described as “impossible to reach.” As a result, local governments and the recycling industry are now facing an unprecedented recycling crisis, especially in plastics."<ref name="America’s new recycling crisis, explained by an expert">{{cite web |title=America’s new recycling crisis, explained by an expert |url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/2/18290956/recycling-crisis-china-plastic-operation-national-sword |website=vox.com |accessdate=13 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
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| 2019 || || || America Recycles Day becomes an integral part of the Keep America Beautiful Campaign.<ref name="America Recycles Dayd"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2020 || Metal recycling || || "In the US, the metal recycling industry generated $64 billion in 2010"<ref>{{cite web |title=SCRAP METAL RECYCLING 101 – A GUIDE FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS |url=https://verichek.net/scrap-metal-recycling.html |website=verichek.net |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2030 || Plastic || || "Coca Cola intends to use 50% recycled Polyethylene terephthalate in its containers by 2030."<ref name="thebalancesmb.com">{{cite web |title=Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate |url=https://www.thebalancesmb.com/recycling-polyethylene-terephthalate-pet-2877869 |website=thebalancesmb.com |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> ||
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