Recycling industry addresses Beyond Plastics report
Stakeholders are accustomed to questions and concerns about whether "recycling is real," but they took particular issue with several aspects...
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Oregon OKs end-market verification from CAA
The state's Department of Environmental Quality has given the stamp of approval on CAA's Responsible End Markets program plan amendment.
Industry descends on DC to fight for PET
Amid numerous recent hits to the common packaging plastic, a stakeholder coalition is engaging with policy makers to encourage policy...
APR, RecyClass wrap up third year of collaboration
The North American and EU organizations are working together to harmonize global recyclability standards.
APR, industry groups testify on overcapacity
Steve Alexander, CEO of APR, pointed to China as driving global oversupply despite fluctuating PET imports to the US and...
Lawsuits hover days after SB 54 approval
NRDC and Californians Against Waste are suing CalRecycle over finalized EPR regulations they say unlawfully allow chemical recycling and other...
Why battery EPR doesn’t have a packaging problem
While packaging EPR fights injunctions, battery EPR has achieved a mostly harmonized legal framework across nearly every state that has...
Electronics are the fire risk battery EPR keeps missing
Most battery EPR frameworks don't cover what's actually igniting in collection trucks.
CalRecycle approves SB 54 regulations
CalRecycle approved permanent regulations under SB 54, the state's landmark packaging EPR law. The rules took effect immediately upon filing...
Five trends shaping PCR packaging to 2031
Growing steadily but falling short of legislative demands, the global market for PCR plastic packaging is at a crossroads.
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