In response to Act 101, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has established an extensive set of programs that promote and support the development and expansion of recycling at the local level. The primarily "supply-side" efforts by the Commonwealth have been crucial in achieving the current statewide waste reduction and recycling levels. In order for the Commonwealth to maintain or surpass current recycling levels, however, the base of businesses that use secondary materials must be sustained and, for some materials, expanded to ensure that there are sufficient buyers.
To address this need, a statewide recycling market development program has been established called the Recycling Markets Center (RMC).