One year into Oregon's producer-funded recycling system, CAA provides an update on new carts, and the progress achieved.

California's first textile EPR registration deadline arrives July 1 amid lawsuits challenging the nonprofit status of Landbell USA, the selected PRO.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy blocked legislation that would have made Alaska the 13th state to restrict single-use foam foodware in restaurants and state operations.

Packaging producers in Washington and Maryland have until July 1 to register with a producer responsibility organization (PRO), demonstrating how rapidly US packaging EPR is scaling from legislation to on-the-ground implementation. Producers that have not yet registered are encouraged to do so by June 30. Circular Action Alliance (CAA) is the designated PRO in both states. CAA reported supporting more...

Starting July 1, food manufacturers selling in California must follow new rules designed to end consumer confusion that sends billions of dollars of edible food to landfills.

Republic Services started construction on a 140-acre organics facility in San Bernardino designed to expand Southern California's composting capacity under the SB 1383 mandate.

CAA has delivered its California program plan as litigation over the underlying regulations continues and smaller producers scramble to meet compliance requirements for the first time.

Colorado's EV battery EPR law and California's SB 501 together represent a push to bring the full battery supply chain — from 1,000-pound propulsion packs to e-bike batteries — under a formal collection and recycling framework.

A new House bill would direct the US International Trade Commission to investigate whether US aluminum scrap exports to adversarial nations pose a threat to domestic manufacturing and national security.

Michigan lawmakers introduced a bipartisan three-bill package aimed at strengthening consumer access to bottle deposit refunds and clarifying retailer obligations under the state's declining bottle return system.