Ontario’s e-scrap collections continue downward trend
Product lightweighting is preventing manufacturers from increasing e-scrap collection volumes in Canada's most populous province. Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES), the...
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Reports explore impacts of paint stewardship programs
Local governments are saving money through their participation in statewide paint stewardship programs, according to the Product Stewardship Institute. The...
Gold standard in the Golden State
This story originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of E-Scrap News.Subscribe today for access to all print content. It’s...
Ghana passes law to bolster e-scrap infrastructure
Lawmakers in Ghana have reportedly approved legislation that will result in a national fund to provide collection and recycling services...
Detailing the shift to EPR in three Canadian provinces
"It's been a resounding success," said Robert Costanzo, engineering and operations manager for Surrey, British Columbia. Detailing the development and...
Brand owners told to up payments in Ontario
Brand owners will have to cut bigger checks over the next year to support curbside recycling in Canada's most populous...
Portugal attains high levels of plastics recovery
The extended producer responsibility program for packaging in Portugal has seen improving recovery volumes in recent years. Joao Letras, the...
Ontario EPR system could still be several years away
Ontario lawmakers last week passed a bill mandating producers to pay the full costs of recycling printed paper and packaging....
North Carolina lawmakers try to sink e-scrap regulations
A bill winding its way through the North Carolina legislature would eliminate the state's six-year-old e-scrap recycling system and prohibition...
Ontario lawmakers approve full EPR for packaging
Ontario has passed legislation ushering in full producer-paid recycling of packaging materials throughout the province of more than 13 million...
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