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SC Johnson CEO: Recycling needs policy fix
Decades of voluntary packaging work have hit an economic wall. EPR and stronger regulation are what will move the needle.
Underreported sales may cost bottle bill states up to 40%
From Michigan's fraud cases to Hawaii's scaled-back audits, a new CRI guidebook maps where the 10 US deposit states are...
Making the money work for EPR
Battery fires are pushing recycling toward becoming "an uninsurable industry," NSAC founder Heidi Sanborn said.
How EPR and policy is reshaping WM’s facilities
WM's Ryan Nordt says e-commerce, battery fires and state EPR laws are reshaping what reaches the company's facilities, and that...
Disposable vapes banned in California
California will pull disposable nicotine vapes from store shelves by 2028 under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, while...
NAW appeals Oregon EPR ruling
NAW is challenging an Oregon judge's ruling in favor of the state's extended producer responsibility law.
House passes bill to ease lithium-ion battery storage rules
The BRACE Act would let lithium-ion battery recyclers store batteries on site under universal waste rules and give EPA 18...
Newsom signs battery EPR expansion, vetoes SB 54 fund bill
Newsom signed a battery EPR expansion and a nitrous oxide sales ban but vetoed a bill setting spending rules for...
Colorado’s EPR programs move from planning to practice
Colorado's producer responsibility organizations move to implement the state's extended producer responsibility law.
SB 54 plan for cartons, film draws warning
The new law's cartons and film targets could add 100,000 tons of plastic contamination to California's paper exports annually, a...