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Major corporations endorse EPR for packaging

Published: June 22, 2021
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Paper and packaging EPR is already firmly established as part of the Canadian and European waste management landscape. |

Coca-Cola, Unilever and Walmart are among the companies that have backed a statement from a global group in support of extended producer responsibility, the latest example of the seismic shift in corporate sentiments around the policy approach.

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Bottle bill update heads to Conn. governor’s desk

Published: June 8, 2021
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An expanded list of beverages will be covered in Connecticut’s bottle-deposit program under a new piece of legislation on the governor’s desk. | alexs333 / Shutterstock

Connecticut lawmakers passed legislation overhauling the state’s 41-year-old container deposit program, with one supporter calling the move the most significant U.S. bottle bill expansion in a decade.

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Groups to Congress: ‘Recycling is infrastructure too’

Published: June 2, 2021
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Recycling industry groups are lobbying for federal infrastructure spending in materials recovery. | Gary Blakeley / Shutterstock

As federal elected officials debate significant investments in the nation’s infrastructure, recycling and composting stakeholders are pushing them to steer some of that money into materials recovery.
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Industry group adopts position on environmental justice

Published: May 25, 2021
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ISRI’s adopted position comes as environmental justice is a growing topic of discussion within the recycling sector. | notsuperstar / Shutterstock

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries recently affirmed its support for the “broad objectives” of the environmental justice movement, including equitable treatment for all people, positive contribution to surrounding communities, and more.

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What’s driving the 3-7 plastic market?

Published: May 18, 2021
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EFS-plastics described how virgin resin pricing and other factors are impacting the recycling sector. | Ann Moore / Shutterstock

The mixed-plastics processing sector is seeing supply challenges from product labeling changes and could be significantly disrupted by chemical recycling initiatives, according to one plastics processor.

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