Legislation & Enforcement

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Maine lawmakers approved the first statewide prohibition on polystyrene foodservice packaging last week. The plastics industry quickly criticized the move....

Federal legislation proposed in Canada requires consumer packaging to be made from a short list of recyclable materials. The guidelines...

Maine lawmakers approved the first statewide prohibition on polystyrene foodservice packaging last week. The plastics industry quickly criticized the move....

Legislation requiring 100 percent post-consumer plastic in beverage containers is gaining traction in California. Meanwhile, recently released data shows recycled...

A bill that would require 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic to be used in beverage containers by 2035 is gaining...

Lawmakers in Iowa and Tennessee recently passed legislation that eases regulation for gasification and pyrolysis facilities that handle recovered polymers....

New York state lawmakers declined to expand the state's container deposit program to include additional beverages, but they approved a...

Bills prohibiting single-use plastic products are gaining traction this year in a few state capitols. Here's a look at a...

This story has been corrected. Some recycling stakeholders have argued for more source separation to bolster material quality. Now, a...