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California to cut embedded battery fee cap
CalRecycle has logged 64,000 product line items and collected more than it expected. Recyclers say the smallest devices still don't...
NJ solar panel recycling rules face legal review
With no federal rule in sight, New Jersey, Washington, North Carolina and Texas are each taking a different approach to...
Electronics makers pitch EPR playbook ahead of 2027 sessions
CTA wants states to trade collection targets for convenience standards and pay local collectors. State regulators welcomed the shift but...
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.