International brand owner General Mills says recycled content made up 42 percent of the weight of its U.S. packaging last year, down from the year before.
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International brand owner General Mills says recycled content made up 42 percent of the weight of its U.S. packaging last year, down from the year before.
The CEO of Nestle Waters says when it comes to long-term economics, relying on recycled content is a strong bet.
The New York attorney general filed a lawsuit against a large beverage distributor, claiming the company owes the state millions of dollars in unpaid deposit funds.
No joke: On April 1, a U.S. state and a Canadian province will implement some big changes to their beverage container deposit programs.
Oregon’s bottle deposit program has begun accepting used glass bottles for refilling.
Two pieces of legislation recently introduced in Connecticut aim to reshape the state’s deposit system. One bill expands the state’s 5-cent deposit on beverage containers, and the other removes it.
Legislative movement on a pair of bills in the Hawkeye State has drawn recycling industry interest in recent days.
With the frequency of container deposit-related legislation, advocates often look to other states for examples of what to expect when a new law is proposed, and there’s no shortage of states to refer to.
The Golden State’s container redemption program differs from bottle bills in other states, and according to a new study, that might be bringing it down.
California officials say they intercepted two semi-trucks carrying used beverage containers from Arizona to California, where they were going to be illegally redeemed.