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Investment needed to secure North America recyclates supply as demand grows

In this insight piece, recycling analyst Paula Leardini uses the new Recycling Supply Tracker to study the availability of recycled PET, recycled polyethylene and recycled polypropylene across North America and discusses how the lack of recyclates could impact retailers and brands in achieving their recycled content usage goals.

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