Future may hold more ‘compostable’ claim lawsuits
Plastic products sold in California with "biodegradable" and "compostable" printed on their labels cost Walmart nearly $1 million in a...
Legislation & Enforcement
Statehouses hit by bevy of bag bills
When it comes to plastic bag legislation, 2017 may be the storm after the storm. After the high-profile battle over...
Future may hold more ‘compostable’ claim lawsuits
Plastic products sold in California with "biodegradable" and "compostable" printed on their labels cost Walmart nearly $1 million in a...
Statehouses hit by bevy of bag bills
When it comes to plastic bag legislation, 2017 may be the storm after the storm. After the high-profile battle over...
Wide world of recycling: Feb. 13, 2017
A U.K. coffee chain begins collecting post-consumer coffee cups at its 2,000 locations, and an Eastern European country has a...
In other news: Feb. 13, 2017
A Canadian city drives its curbside contamination rates down, and a U.S. city increases recycling tonnages by 20 percent. Contamination reductions:...
Bill restricting e-scrap exports reintroduced
A bill limiting exports of scrap electronics has been reintroduced in Congress, after it failed to advance in 2016. A...
Illinois again proposes CRT storage laws
Two familiar pieces of legislation under consideration in Illinois aim to promote CRT glass storage, but they take different paths...
NYC bag fee delayed once again
The New York State Legislature voted to delay the implementation of a 5-cent-per-bag fee in the nation’s largest city. The...
In other news: Feb. 7, 2017
Ikea buys a stake in a plastics recycling company, and a proposed plastics tax angers industry associations in Southeast Asia....
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