Newsom nixes recycled content claims bill
Supporters of AB 2253 said the bill would address greenwashing, while opponents said it demonized mass-balance accounting and didn't reflect...
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NJ’s PCR delay risks making its own excuse permanently true
In this editorial, Prof. Edward Kosior explores how policy uncertainty discourages investment and risks destroying existing recycling capacity.
US lawmakers urge protection of domestic RPET
In a letter to the US Trade Representative, five representatives asked the USTR to consider trade remedies and support verification...
NAW appeals Oregon EPR ruling
NAW is challenging an Oregon judge's ruling in favor of the state's extended producer responsibility law.
House passes bill to ease lithium-ion battery storage rules
The BRACE Act would let lithium-ion battery recyclers store batteries on site under universal waste rules and give EPA 18...
Newsom signs battery EPR expansion, vetoes SB 54 fund bill
Newsom signed a battery EPR expansion and a nitrous oxide sales ban but vetoed a bill setting spending rules for...
Recyclers reeling from NJ PCR extension
The recent three-year extension for exemptions to the state's PCR mandates elicited frustration and confusion among recyclers.
Colorado’s EPR programs move from planning to practice
Colorado's producer responsibility organizations move to implement the state's extended producer responsibility law.
SB 54 plan for cartons, film draws warning
The new law's cartons and film targets could add 100,000 tons of plastic contamination to California's paper exports annually, a...
Critical mineral policy shift creates opportunity
Government leaders are calling for minerals to stay onshore, but industry leaders say more public investment would maximize the ability...
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