Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed HB 4144 into law on April 7, setting into motion the mechanics for an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program covering batteries in the state. The legislation bans disposal of removable lithium-ion batteries in mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) and prohibits producers from selling, offering for sale or distributing batteries or battery-containing products in or into...

The American Forest & Paper Association is responding after a federal judge blocked the trade group's bid to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Oregon's extended producer responsibility law.

A judge has shut the door on four industry groups seeking to join NAW's Oregon EPR injunction and clarified who's actually protected.

A sweeping overhaul of the Section 232 steel and aluminum derivatives tariff program took effect April 6, slashing duty rates on recycling equipment, but industry groups representing American farmers, can manufacturers and recyclers warn the changes still tilt the playing field toward cheaper foreign imports.

Minnesota's Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act passed in 2024 and is still in early implementation, making the infrastructure decisions happening right now critical to the program's long-term performance.

A miscommunication around the Oregon injunction has some of the industry operating on bad information, and it's raising bigger questions about how the sector handles fast-moving policy. The ruling covers only members of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, but confusion has spread quickly.

The faucet is open, and what started as a trickle is becoming a flood. Landfill operators that once fielded a handful of retiring solar panels are now fielding calls about tens of thousands at a time.

With the July 1 deadline looming, the American Apparel & Footwear Association has filed a petition questioning CalRecycle's selection of Landbell USA to implement California's landmark SB 707 textile EPR program.

GFL Environmental has closed its eighth acquisition of 2026, picking up Texas-based Frontier Waste Solutions and adding 24 sites and nearly 1,000 workers to its growing southern footprint.

Baltimore e-recycling company Electronics Value Recovery (EVR) is accelerating nationwide expansion into the ITAD and enterprise markets after securing a private equity investment from Acadian Capital Group.