The results are in and the most challenging issues by category are as follows:
Education - Public education about recycling policies and procedures
Operations - Determining and/or acting on opportunity in food collection.
Markets - International market demand fluctuations
Competition - Public-private revenue sharing
Costs - Rising energy cost
Public Policy - Growing pressure on local governments to find cost savings on solid waste management, including recycling.
Trade - National and international players squeezing out the local independents
Planning - Establishing clear responsibility for product stewardship
Overall - Public education
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