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EPA’s battery EPR framework pends, states diverge
New Jersey doesn't collect cell phones. California tracks 64,000 battery-embedded devices. State and federal officials at the E-Scrap Conference said...
Auto parts group joins Colorado EPR suit
The Auto Care Association says the state requires auto parts sellers to pay both CAA and Interchange 360 for the...
NAW asks to pause Oregon EPR fees
NAW is asking a federal court to pause Oregon’s packaging EPR law for its members until the Ninth Circuit rules,...
Fielkow to step down as CAA CEO
Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Meyers has been named interim CEO as CAA prepares for its transition.
CAA trims first-year SB 54 budget in final plan
The final plan sets a $1.1 billion budget for 2027, down from as much as $1.87 billion in June, and...
EPR’s next fight is over embedded batteries
Eleven states have passed battery EPR laws since 2022, but Product Stewardship Institute staff told RCon attendees that most still...
EPR demands push AI vision systems toward MRFs
AI audit systems could become a compliance tool under EPR, but who pays for them is still being worked out.
SC Johnson CEO: Recycling needs policy fix
Decades of voluntary packaging work have hit an economic wall. EPR and stronger regulation are what will move the needle.
Underreported sales may cost bottle bill states up to 40%
From Michigan's fraud cases to Hawaii's scaled-back audits, a new CRI guidebook maps where the 10 US deposit states are...
Making the money work for EPR
Battery fires are pushing recycling toward becoming "an uninsurable industry," NSAC founder Heidi Sanborn said.