Judge blocks four groups from joining Oregon Recycling Act injunction
A judge has shut the door on four industry groups seeking to join NAW's Oregon EPR injunction and clarified who's...
Legislation & Enforcement
Trump’s Section 232 tariff overhaul provides mixed results for recycling industry
A sweeping overhaul of the Section 232 steel and aluminum derivatives tariff program took effect April 6, slashing duty rates...
Why EPR’s biggest obstacle might not be legislation
A miscommunication around the Oregon injunction has some of the industry operating on bad information, and it's raising bigger questions...
Minnesota watches Oregon as EPR implementation advances
Minnesota's Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act passed in 2024 and is still in early implementation, making the infrastructure decisions...
S3399 signals a shift in how states are tackling solar panel waste
The faucet is open, and what started as a trickle is becoming a flood. Landfill operators that once fielded a...
Apparel retailer organization challenges SB 707 textile PRO selection
With the July 1 deadline looming, the American Apparel & Footwear Association has filed a petition questioning CalRecycle's selection of...
Ag industry holds potential for recycling feedstock
With less than 15% of US agricultural plastics currently being recycled, insiders say the gap between what's possible and what's...
Industry coalition seeks injunction against California’s SB 343
A coalition of packaging producers, farmers, restaurants and grocers has filed a class action lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of...
AF&PA seeks injunction on Oregon EPR, defends paper recycling
AF&PA has filed for a temporary injunction on Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act, arguing the EPR law threatens an already high-performing...
Oregon opens comment on updated REM plan
The revised responsible end market plan from Circular Action Alliance aims to accelerate EPR implementation with a nationally scalable end-market...
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