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SB 54 Unpacked: REMs, reimbursements remain moving targets
California's list of SB 54 responsible end markets won't exist until four days before the state's Jan. 1 compliance deadline,...
SB 54 Unpacked: California jurisdictions face scramble to comply
Of California's 56 SB 54-covered packaging categories, Alameda County jurisdictions collect fewer than a third of them uniformly, and the...
California battery EPR bill heads to Newsom’s desk
Editor's note: Policy for batteries and electronics is among the sessions at the 2026 E-Scrap Conference, Oct. 26-28 in New...
House subcommittee advances PACK Act
A federal preemption bill over packaging labels just moved one step closer to reality on Capitol Hill.
Oregon’s EPR law survives first constitutional test
After a five-day trial and 71 pages of findings, Judge Michael Simon says the state's packaging EPR law is constitutional.
California battery EPR bill heads to Senate for final vote
Producers would lose an exemption that's shielded heavier batteries from California's stewardship rules since 2022.
NAW-backed coalition seeks SB 54 injunction
NAW says SB 54's 2032 recyclability mandate leans on the same standard a federal judge already froze in the SB...
No bidders respond to Maine’s EPR RFP
Following CAA's announcement that it would not submit a bid for Maine's EPR program, the state's DEP announced that no...
Circular Action Alliance won’t bid on Maine’s PRO contract
Circular Action Alliance announced it will not submit an RFP to implement Maine's EPR packaging program.
PFAS, EPR reshape waste and recycling policy
David Biderman, industry veteran and consultant, provided a regulatory update to attendees at WR Expo.
















