As EPR laws and reputational concerns drive brands to push for their product packaging in accepted material lists, those debates have become increasingly complex. Learn
A bill that could change hauler franchise agreements, plus bills to manage medium-format batteries, vape waste, food donations and landfill temperature events, are nearing Gov.
The pilots, launched by the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance, aim to get more film packaging found in warehouses and retail backrooms into the recycling stream. Shorr Packaging
Ahead of an October start date, a federal court has granted a preliminary injunction. The Flexible Packaging Association and American Forest & Paper Association reacted to
After years of stakeholder conversations, the new voluntary certification standard aims to “build trust” in a polarizing industry, SCS Standards says. Learn more: https://www.wastedive.com/news/chemical-recycling-standard-transparency-operations-environmental-concerns/824088/
Source reduction reports outlined steep costs to redesign packaging and invest in new systems. While haulers weren’t part of CalRecycle’s study, Recology and the City
Film recycling systems need rapid upgrades to meet California’s strict recycling rules under SB 54. Speakers on a recent NERC webinar noted new pilot programs and funding initiatives
The legislation divided major recyclers, organics recyclers and trade groups over mass balance accounting, plastics in compost and more.
A hauler franchise bill, plus bills to manage medium-format batteries, vape waste, food donations and metal shredder facilities, are still in play. The state’s legislative
Keefe Harrison shared how the nonprofit is thinking about the PET market crash, supply chain resilience, a loss in federal grants and the divergent funding needs