The North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance has released a report that highlights the success that the recycling industry has had in the state.
The report, titled Made in North Carolina: Recycled-Content Products Help Fuel the State’s Economy, notes that between 1994 and 2004, recycling jobs have increased from 8,700 to 14,000. In contrast, manufacturing jobs have declined from 817,300 to 577,400 during the same 10-year period.
The publication was released by the N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Center, a program within the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance.
"Our state’s recycled product companies are doing their part to retain manufacturing jobs in North Carolina and the United States," said Scott Mouw, the division’s community and business assistance section chief. "They are operating profitable businesses giving people the products they want and are in step with a global trend to use secondary or recovered materials that meet or exceed quality and specification standards. In short, recycled products manufacturing is a success story in North Carolina and one that can help rebuild that central pillar of our economy."
The report can be viewed by clicking on the following link -- NC Report .