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Our top stories from February 2022

Published: March 15, 2022
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Our analysis of hauler earnings reports were of interest to readers last month. | Photick/Shutterstock

Articles touching on bottle bills, Waste Management and more drew our readers’ clicks in February.

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Keurig agrees to $10 million settlement, recycling disclaimer

Published: March 1, 2022
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As part of the settlement Keurig cannot label, market, advertise or otherwise represent the cups as recyclable without a clear and prominent revised qualifying statement that the materials are not recycled in many communities.  | zimmytws/Shutterstock

Keurig Green Mountain reached a class-action settlement with a consumer who sued over coffee pod recyclability claims, agreeing to pay $10 million and add language indicating the cups are “not recycled in many communities.”

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Recycling Partnership launches inclusion fund

Published: March 1, 2022
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The Recycling Inclusion Fund already has several projects underway, including foundational research and a multi-family recycling project in Orlando, Fla. | Thanatos Media/Shutterstock

The Recycling Partnership is working to close the equity gap in recycling access and address other racial issues with a Recycling Inclusion Fund.

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Maryland EPR bill gains industry backing

Published: March 1, 2022
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An extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill in Maryland would give more control to packaging producers than either Maine or Oregon’s legislation. | Nicole Glass Photography/Shutterstock

A bill introduced in Maryland’s legislature would establish an extended producer responsibility system for packaging that could give producers more control and flexibility than laws in Oregon and Maine.
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