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Study maps barriers to firms’ supply chain climate goals

Published: October 14, 2025
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Although the study from MIT addressed broader climate-related goals, the results provided insight into what drives companies to pursue sustainability initiatives. | Tada Images/Shutterstock

Key Takeaways:

  • Making climate goals public encourages follow-through
  • Supplier opacity, unclear calculations hinder Scope 3 reporting 
  • Global company targets resist shifts in policy

Publicly articulating clear sustainability goals helps ensure company follow-through, according to an annual supply chain study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Continue Reading

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Study links tagging tactics to lower contamination rates

Published: October 14, 2025
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To tag or not to tag: A new report from SWANA analyzes the delicate approach municipalities take when enacting fines for curbside recycling. | ADragan/Shutterstock

A new report from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) examines the role penalties and education play in reducing curbside contamination, enhancing bale quality and increasing the effectiveness of curbside programs.  Continue Reading

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Colorado $10m grant fuels new MRF on state’s Western Slope

Published: October 7, 2025
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The award will provide about half of the expected costs for the new MRF, which will increase recycling access for the region’s rural population. | Rarrarorro / Shutterstock

The City of Grand Junction received a nearly $10 million grant to increase recycling access on Colorado’s Western Slope, including construction of a new MRF.

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Colorado approval signals path forward for PRO choice

Published: October 6, 2025
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The Lubricants Packaging Management Association became the first independent producer responsibility organization to gain approval in a state EPR program. | Air Images / Shutterstock

Although a designated producer responsibility organization (PRO) receives much of the attention for any state’s emerging extended producer responsibility (EPR) plan for packaging, independent PROs quietly address more specialized needs. Continue Reading