Northeast Recycling Council (NERC)

Recycling Economic Information Study

DSM was contracted by the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) to update the Recycling Economic Information Study originally completed in 2000. The primary goal was to document the size of the recycling and reuse industry in the Northeast by calculating the direct and indirect economic impact of the industry in twenty-six categories of recycling and reuse sectors. The direct economic impacts to be measured were:

• Number of establishments;
• Employment;
• Annual payroll;
• Annual receipts; and
• Annual throughput (as appropriate).

Once the direct economic impact was determined then the indirect and induced economic benefits were modeled to estimate the total economic impact of the recycling and reuse industry in the northeastern United States.

The report included an analysis of the trends in the industry when compared to the 2000 study. The states will use this information to help define policies and actions for future recycling market development efforts.

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