Changing lifestyles, the evolving ton, curbside recycling contamination, Asian waste restriction policies, and producer responsibility are all factors that apply equally to the U.S. and Canada. As technology has changed, we’re tossing our more and different types of “stuff”, including products made from layers of different types of materials fused together that are harder to separate for recycling. Let’s talk about who is making sure all of these things get reused instead of landfilled, and the role of packaging and product producers to take responsibility for what they create.