California mandates recycled material in beverage bottles
This story has been updated. California lawmakers approved legislation requiring beverage companies to use recycled plastic. If signed, the bill...
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Letter from California: Recycling initiative seeks input
The chair of California's Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling says the group's recommendations may reverberate across the...
Letter from California: Recycling initiative seeks input
The chair of California's Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling says the group's recommendations may reverberate across the...
Judge’s ruling means plastics initiative likely going to voters
A California court has given proponents of a California plastic waste initiative more time to gather signatures, all but assuring...
Judge’s ruling means plastics initiative likely going to voters
A California court has given proponents of a California plastic waste initiative more time to gather signatures, all but assuring...
California reinstates bag ban and PCR requirements
A single-use plastic bag ban and reusable bag recycled-content mandate is back in force in California. The regulations had been...
Data Corner: Good news for recycled content around glass
In America’s most populous state, recycled-content percentages in key products using recovered glass had been falling, but new numbers from...
California hikes payments for stressed e-scrap companies
Citing difficult market conditions and rising costs for the industry, California officials will greatly increase the rates they pay e-scrap...
West Coast study: Recycling zeal doesn’t erase contamination
According to a study from The Recycling Partnership, large and mid-sized cities in California see an average contamination rate of...
Pause on bag law is a hit to some recyclers
California's single-use bag ban has been suspended for two months, with the governor citing coronavirus safety concerns. One plastics reclaimer...
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