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CAA seeks comment on REM recycling standard
Circular Action Alliance is now accepting public comment for its draft Responsible End Markets certification standard.
Why battery EPR doesn’t have a packaging problem
While packaging EPR fights injunctions, battery EPR has achieved a mostly harmonized legal framework across nearly every state that has...
Electronics are the fire risk battery EPR keeps missing
Most battery EPR frameworks don't cover what's actually igniting in collection trucks.
CalRecycle approves SB 54 regulations
CalRecycle approved permanent regulations under SB 54, the state's landmark packaging EPR law. The rules took effect immediately upon filing...
New York packaging EPR bill gets nearly 150 amendments
State lawmakers backing New York's Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act introduced nearly 150 amendments, aligning the bill's definitions and...
Oregon’s battery EPR bill officially charged for implementation
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed HB 4144 into law on April 7, setting into motion the mechanics for an extended...
AF&PA states disappointment over Oregon EPR decision
The American Forest & Paper Association is responding after a federal judge blocked the trade group's bid to intervene in...
Judge blocks four groups from joining Oregon Recycling Act injunction
A judge has shut the door on four industry groups seeking to join NAW's Oregon EPR injunction and clarified who's...
Trump’s Section 232 tariff overhaul provides mixed results for recycling industry
A sweeping overhaul of the Section 232 steel and aluminum derivatives tariff program took effect April 6, slashing duty rates...
Why EPR’s biggest obstacle might not be legislation
A miscommunication around the Oregon injunction has some of the industry operating on bad information, and it's raising bigger questions...