Right-to-repair laws are moving forward with or without manufacturer support, according to iFixit during a recent webinar, and advocates say there's an open seat at the table for earnest negotiation. Read More…
Loop, a company providing reusable packaging and collection infrastructure for major consumer goods brand owners, will bring its concept into North American retail outlets this year. Loop on Sept. 22 announced the next phase of its reuse platform, which launched
A shuttered California recycling company and its former operations manager pled guilty to multiple felonies, and the company will pay $34 million in restitution and penalties. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced plea agreements with Recycling
A stewardship group fell short of California’s carpet recycling mandate last year, despite a notable year-over-year jump in the recycling rate. Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), which runs the mandatory collection and recycling program under California law, achieved a 21%
The Golden arches have announced that they plan to make “every toy in the world” more sustainable by 2025. This means sourcing everything from non-virgin materials. The company says if they achieve this goal, it will reduce their virgin plastic
Following a pledge earlier this year to reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2030, Etsy has announced they are now offering “planet-friendly” packaging for its sellers. It works like this: Through a new partnership with EcoEnclose, U.S. sellers Read More…
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Governor signs SB 343 banning the use of misleading recycling labels, additional measures to reduce single-use trash pollution and support recycling goals AB 652 bans the use of toxic PFASs in… Source: Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Tackle Plastic
Two billss related to single-use plastics — AB 1276 and AB 962 — have passed the California assembly and are now on Governor Newsom’s desk for consideration. AB 1276 is designed to reduce plastic pollution from single-use food and beverage
The legislation would set a fee on virgin plastic to incentivize recycling. Read More…
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Despite being digital, cryptocurrency is known for having a negative environmental impact. A new study in Resources, Conservation and Recycling recently examined just how much waste mining Bitcoin generates. According to researchers, crypt Read More…
Maine and Oregon’s new strategy to fix recycling: Make companies pay. Source: Corporations tried to blame you for the plastic crisis. Now states are turning the tables. | Grist
Bills regulating recyclability and compostability claims on packaging, restricting plastic scrap exports, and updating the state's bottle bill are heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Many were inspired by the state's recycling commission. Read More…
Producers would need to meet strict criteria to use the “chasing arrows” symbol on their plastic packaging in California under a bill approved by lawmakers last week. An industry group says the move will harm polypropylene recycling. Senate Bill 343
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A report this week from environmental group Greenpeace takes brand owners and industry groups to task for promoting recycling as the primary solution to plastic waste issues. Greenpeace on Sept. 14 published “The Climate Emergency Unpacked: How Consumer Goods Companies
An environment-focused investment firm this month filed a shareholder resolution with Apple, asking the OEM to move away from its “restrictive” product repair policies. Green Century Capital Management on Sept. 9 announced the shareholder proposal. Through the resolution process, Apple
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Source: Companies are lying about whether their products can be recycled. California’s putting a stop to it
Source: California Assembly Stops Bottle Deposit Bill Fix For 2021 As Redemption Rate Drops to 56%, says Consumer Watchdog
The bill awaits Gov. Newsom's signature. Read More…
Everyone knows the three triangular arrows symbol mean that a product is recyclable. But is everything the symbol is on really recyclable? Most shoppers do not know that any product can display the sign, even if it’s not recyclable. A
Legislation headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, and backed by California's largest recyclers, would bar manufacturers from using the ubiquitous "chasing arrows" symbol unless the state certifies their products as widely recyclable. Read More…
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would no longer allow scrap plastic that is exported to be considered recycled. The legislation now heads to the governor for final consideration. Assembly Bill 881 would classify mixed plastics exported from the
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The San Onofre nuclear power plant shut down years ago – but residents and experts worry what will happen with the waste left behind Source: ‘A combination of failures:’ why 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste is buried on a popular
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Notes a press release from Californians Against Waste (CAW), which supports the proposed law, the product makers themselves know that consumers believe the “chasing arrows” symbol means that an item goes into the recycling bin. Source: Reserving “Chasing Arrows” Symbol
SB 1383 aims to reduce organic waste disposal 75% by 2025. It requires that by January 2022, all cities and counties in California need to establish a plan to compost the organic waste going into trash cans. Source: Is your
A report from Google lays out how mechanical and chemical recycling, a virgin plastic production tax, consumer incentives and more can increase plastics recovery over the next two decades. Google in July released an executive summary of the report, titled
Eastman CEO Mark Costa told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday the plastics company is trying to change “the whole game” around recycling. Source: Eastman CEO touts P&G partnership as company tries to improve recycling
This lesser-known greenhouse gas will make or break a “decisive decade” for climate change. Source: Methane: The lesser-known greenhouse gas that’s key to solving climate change – Vox
You know that phthalates and flame retardants are toxic. But a new study finds that a quarter of all chemicals in plastics could be equally harmful to you. Source: Plastic is far more toxic than we thought