Leadership at a pivotal moment
CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller is heading up an agency tasked with ambitious recycling and sustainability goals. Can she pull it...
Packaging
Jeff Fielkow and the startup that’s building the US packaging EPR system
The Circular Action Alliance (CAA) has had a relatively short, but very impactful, history as it takes a key role...
Three questions EPR needs to answer on compostable packaging
What’s getting less airtime in the discussions around EPR are the mechanisms for executing on compostable packaging commitments and the...
House subcommittee advances PACK Act
A federal preemption bill over packaging labels just moved one step closer to reality on Capitol Hill.
Oregon’s EPR law survives first constitutional test
After a five-day trial and 71 pages of findings, Judge Michael Simon says the state's packaging EPR law is constitutional.
Bob’s Red Mill meets 92% waste diversion rate
Nine months in the making, Bob's Red Mill's debut Impact Report traces a multi-year push to redesign its oatmeal cup...
EPS transport packaging removed from USPP list
The proven improved recyclability of EPS packaging prompted the decision, with more reviews forthcoming.
Inside the Circle: Put every package where it performs best
Not every package belongs in the same recovery program; here’s a better way forward.
APR launches digital plastic evaluation tool
The new platform will allow companies to have their plastics assessed for recyclability and compliance with EPR-related regulations.
NAW sues Colorado over EPR packaging law
NAW is taking its constitutional case against packaging EPR to Colorado, arguing the state's fee-setting delegation to CAA violates due...
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