California lawmakers look to quantify PCR imports
Amid a spike in post-consumer resin imports that reclaimers say is damaging the U.S. plastics recycling system, and allegations that...
Legislation
Bottle bill advocates take stock of wins, hurdles this year
As state legislative sessions for the year have largely concluded, supporters of container deposit legislation recently reflected on a year...
State law, local ordinance and the question of alignment
When it comes to recycling, most policy is set at the state level — but not all of it. When...
EPR stalls out in NY Assembly again
The 2025 legislative session in New York ended, and legislators' hopes to pass extended producer responsibility for packaging this year...
Oregon bill could expedite a MRF’s troubled permit process
Officials in Lane County, Oregon, are pushing state lawmakers to support a new bill that would allow the construction of...
NY legislative session ends, again without EPR
The 2025 legislative session in New York ended, and legislators' hopes to pass extended producer responsibility for packaging this year...
Both coasts see DRS program changes
California is finalizing the implementation of changes to its deposit return system for beverage containers, while Maine legislators sent a...
UN member countries bring focus to plastic treaty
More than 90 countries called for a renewed focus on a global plastics treaty during a recent United Nations Ocean...
DRS program changes and delays
California is finalizing the implementation of changes to its deposit return system for beverage containers, while Maine legislators sent a...
Oregon bottle bill to allow ‘alternative’ return centers
Oregon state lawmakers recently approved a bill that allows the state to designate new redemption centers in Portland tailored toward...
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