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Canadian waste services must report plastic quantity

Published: August 12, 2025
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Industry group Coastal Waste Management Association held a webinar to discuss the new reporting obligations for Canadian waste service providers. | Sherif Ashraf/Shutterstock

Editor’s Note: EPR compliance will be featured in sessions at the 2026 Resource Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California.

Speakers from Coastal Waste Management Association discussed the new reporting responsibilities for Canadian waste service providers, including recyclers, for the Federal Plastics Registry during a recent webinar. Continue Reading

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Lawsuit takes aim at packaging EPR in Oregon

Published: August 5, 2025
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The State of Oregon seal at a park in Salem, Ore.

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors says the state’s newly active packaging EPR law is unfair and ineffective. | JPL Designs/Shutterstock

Editor’s Note: EPR compliance will be featured in sessions at the 2026 Resource Recycling Conference, Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, California.  Continue Reading

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Nonprofit coalition explores challenges of film plastics

Published: July 29, 2025
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In a recent webinar, speakers from the Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers explored possible solutions for film recycling. | Happy Stock Photo/Shutterstock

Members of the nonprofit Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers discussed the increasing use of film plastics, and the difficulties in recycling them, in a recent webinar. Continue Reading

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California prepares for textile EPR with public workshop

Published: July 22, 2025
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CalRecycle held a public workshop on California’s textiles EPR law to outline the future of its implementation and allow businesses and industry groups to comment on the effects of the law. | Vejo/Shutterstock

Business owners, potential producer responsibility organizations and industry experts gathered virtually and in person last week to ask California regulators questions about the state’s recently passed textile EPR law and give input on its implementation. Continue Reading

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Community Spotlight: Atlanta’s recycling still improving

Published: July 8, 2025
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The recycling program in Atlanta, Georgia, has continued to improve recycling rates, but still lags behind the national recycling rate. | Luisa P Oswalt/Shutterstock

Editor’s Note: Community Spotlight was a feature that appeared in the monthly Resource Recycling print edition for several years until mid-2020. This week, we are reviving it as a periodic feature in the Resource Recycling e-news. Have an idea for a municipal program that should be featured? Email us at [email protected]. Continue Reading

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WM outlines investments in recycling infrastructure

Published: July 1, 2025
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WM truck on a city street.

During an investor presentation, WM leaders outlined investments in recycling and automation. | 2p2play/Shutterstock

Leaders at hauling giant WM discussed expansions in the company’s recycling infrastructure and automation at a recent investor day, expressing optimism for WM’s future as landfill closures increase demand for collection and recycling. Continue Reading

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Oregon bill could expedite a MRF’s troubled permit process

Published: June 24, 2025
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A recently introduced bill could allow a proposed solid waste facility in Lane County, Oregon, to bypass its turbulent permitting process. | Courtesy of Bulk Handling Systems

Officials in Lane County, Oregon, are pushing state lawmakers to support a new bill that would allow the construction of a controversial recycling and composting facility.  Continue Reading

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Paper operations close in Georgia, Texas

Published: May 28, 2025
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Containerboard and paper facilities in Georgia and Texas are set to close this year. | Worradirek/Shutterstock

Two major manufacturers of recycled paper products are closing locations in Georgia and Texas, the companies announced earlier this month, though it’s uncertain whether the facilities in question are using recycled fiber. Continue Reading

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