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Washington state has a handful of extended producer responsibility bills on the move, covering packaging, beverage containers, organics and more.
Advisory groups in Maryland have shared a needs assessment and a packaging extended producer responsibility recommendation with the state legislature, finding that EPR for paper and plastic packaging could increase collection from 984,400 tons to 1.5 million tons.
Publicly reported fires at MRFs and transfer stations increased by 20% in 2024 over the prior year, according to an annual review by fire detection equipment supplier Fire Rover. It’s the highest yearly figure since the company began tracking fire statistics.
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by Samantha Millette and Clarissa Morawski
Modernizing bottle bills could bring U.S. recycling up to speed with other systems around the world.
by Keith Loria
Local programs key in on community impact as state policies expand.
by Dan Holtmeyer
Businesses and other organizations across the country provide examples of collecting unusual and uncommonly recycled materials.
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