Legislation & Enforcement

When it comes to plastic bag legislation, 2017 may be the storm after the storm. After the high-profile battle over...

Plastic products sold in California with "biodegradable" and "compostable" printed on their labels cost Walmart nearly $1 million in a...

When it comes to plastic bag legislation, 2017 may be the storm after the storm. After the high-profile battle over...

A U.K. coffee chain begins collecting post-consumer coffee cups at its 2,000 locations, and an Eastern European country has a...

A Canadian city drives its curbside contamination rates down, and a U.S. city increases recycling tonnages by 20 percent. Contamination reductions:...

A bill limiting exports of scrap electronics has been reintroduced in Congress, after it failed to advance in 2016. A...

Two familiar pieces of legislation under consideration in Illinois aim to promote CRT glass storage, but they take different paths...

The New York State Legislature voted to delay the implementation of a 5-cent-per-bag fee in the nation’s largest city. The...

Ikea buys a stake in a plastics recycling company, and a proposed plastics tax angers industry associations in Southeast Asia....

Miniature liquor bottles are proposed for inclusion in a state's bottle bill, and building tenants in Chicago make some noise...