NWRA shows support for United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) joined the National Association of Manufacturers and numerous other trade associations and businesses representing the manufacturing sector in a letter to Congress urging passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as soon as possible.

The agreement is a signed but not ratified free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. It is the result of a 2017–2018 renegotiation of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by its member states, which formally agreed to the terms on Oct. 1.

North America is the most significant market for the U.S. globally, with Canada and Mexico purchasing one-fifth of the total value of U.S. manufacturing output. The U.S.’s two neighbors, despite representing less than 4 percent of the global economy, buy more U.S.-manufactured goods than America’s next 11 trading partners combined.

“NWRA supports passage of USMCA to promote certainty and growth for American businesses,” says NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith in a news release. “This new trade agreement will expand domestic manufacturing and increase access to the Canadian and Mexican markets. This not only benefits NWRA’s supplier members, but can also help alleviate the recycling market issues facing our services members through increased demand for manufacturing feedstock.”