The United States needs to do a much better job at recycling. This is especially true for plastics waste, which at a 5% recycling rate is trailing recycling rates for other packaging and containers: glass (40%), aluminum beverage cans (45%), paper (63%), steel food cans (68%), and corrugated (91%). What will it take to boost recycling rates and achieve the Environmental Protection Agency’s goal of a 50% recycling rate by 2030? Action is needed in many areas, but harmonization and regularization of recycling rules and programs is crucial.