Supporters of AB 2253 said the bill would address greenwashing, while opponents said it demonized mass-balance accounting and didn't reflect manufacturing realities.

In a letter to the US Trade Representative, five representatives asked the USTR to consider trade remedies and support verification and enforcement of recycled content claims.

In May, more than 2,500 visitors toured 41 facilities in the US and Mexico, during APR's second annual Recycling in Action month.

The recent three-year extension for exemptions to the state's PCR mandates elicited frustration and confusion among recyclers.

The packaging and recycling company's North American design lead explains why recyclability goals can't exist in isolation.

The second installment of the 2026 State of Recycling report from The Recycling Partnership indicates that lighter-weight packaging substrates have become more prevalent, requiring the US system to evolve.

A new industry roadmap from NAPCOR combines ISO-compliant methodology and a conservative approach toward PET decarbonization, to reduce the carbon footprint even as production increases.

Tensions with the valuable trading partner have frayed nerves for over a year, but North American markets already have tariff impacts baked into pricing, according to ICIS analysis.

One of the highest-profile US laws affecting recyclers has been amended only four months before implementation, with the state citing "limited availability" of food-safe materials.

A recent webinar explored the upcoming implementation of California's packaging EPR bill, which embeds the APR Design Guide in its criteria to assess recyclability.