Minnesota publishes prelim EPR assessment
The report will inform recommendations featured in the next report to develop the state's EPR program for packaging.
Legislation
Vermont’s battery stewardship law targets fire risk
The state's new law gives residents more options to safely dispose of everything from single-use alkaline batteries to medium-format e-bike...
Report details how to make CA textile recycling work
A new report confirms the sentiment that led to a new textile recovery law in California, detailing just how much...
Bipartisan reps introduce bill on recycling claims
Legislators introduced the Recycled Materials Attribution Act in the US House, drawing support from a new industry group and scrutiny...
Court partially blocks Oregon EPR law, dismisses bulk of lawsuit
An Oregon federal court issued a limited injunction halting the state's EPR law for members of NAW, but rejected the...
Member states select new chair for global plastics treaty
During a short session, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee elected Chilean diplomat Julio Cordano to continue efforts toward an internationally binding...
REUSE Act heads to US House for consideration
The bill would require the US EPA to collect data on reuse and refill systems across industries including consumer packaging,...
German researchers say plastics treaty still within reach
In a new white paper, the group proposes three key changes to revive the treaty talks after a new chair...
States push recycling reform forward in new year
New Jersey just passed a bill restricting single-use plastic items, California has opened another round of public comment on SB...
CalRecycle opens SB 54 draft for comments
Editor’s Note: California EPR will be featured in sessions at the co-located 2026 Resource Recycling Conference and Plastics Recycling Conference,...
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