With less than 15% of US agricultural plastics currently being recycled, insiders say the gap between what's possible and what's happening has never been more apparent.

A coalition of packaging producers, farmers, restaurants and grocers has filed a class action lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of SB 343, alleging California's recycling labeling law unconstitutionally restricts free speech.

AF&PA has filed for a temporary injunction on Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act, arguing the EPR law threatens an already high-performing paper recycling system.

The revised responsible end market plan from Circular Action Alliance aims to accelerate EPR implementation with a nationally scalable end-market verification framework.

Valley Landfills Inc., a Republic Services subsidiary, must pay $3.1 million in penalties and take corrective actions following a multi-year investigation between Oregon DEQ and the US EPA.

WM has activated its upgraded Orange, California recycling facility, the latest step in the company's $1.4 billion MRF modernization strategy targeting 2.8 million tons of annual processing capacity by 2027.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is accelerating its MRF upgrade strategy as it partners with Machinex on four projects.

A 20–8 Senate vote sends Oregon's HB 4144 to the governor, mandating that battery producers fund and operate collection infrastructure across the state by 2029.

Conference season has a cadence that industry professionals know well. The packed schedules, the badge swaps, the hallway conversations that turn into the most industry-moving parts of the event. And somewhere between sessions, there's that inevitable moment: you realize the jacket you've been wearing to every panel for the past two years has seen better days. So, you do what...

The state is the sixth to name Circular Action Alliance as the producer responsibility organization for its packaging EPR law.