Legislation & Enforcement

A statewide ban on expanded polystyrene food-service products was rejected in the California Senate last week, falling only a handful of...

Recycling organizations will try to sell Congress on the economic and environmental benefits of the U.S. EPA's Waste Minimization and...

Recycling organizations will try to sell Congress on the economic and environmental benefits of the U.S. EPA's Waste Minimization and...

Funding for a North Carolina recycling support program has been restored in the state House of Representatives' budget proposal, a...

Maine’s lawmakers and governor are fighting a big battle over small containers. The legislature wants to place a deposit on...

For years, Florida has prohibited local bans on plastic bags and EPS food-service products – or has it? A state...

Maine's lawmakers and governor are fighting a big battle over small containers. The legislature wants to place a deposit on...

This story has been updated. Major changes to the Illinois electronics recycling program have been proposed, including a requirement that manufacturers fund...

In the latest chapter of its ongoing expanded polystyrene saga, New York City will again ban foam food-service packaging. City...

Researchers explore fluorescence to advance food- and drink-container sortation, and an advanced films manufacturer begins closed-loop recycling with customers' materials....