The Polypropylene Recycling Coalition has awarded $4.2 million to date for equipment upgrades as consumer product companies look to bounce back from last year's recyclability access downgrade by How2Recycle. … Read More…
Month: September 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians, agriculture industry, local governments and businesses now have more options to easily dispose of treated wood waste with the passage of recent legislation. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 33 … Read More…
Creating green hydrogen from organics is one way to meet the state’s SB 1383 goals, but Raven’s CEO said he hopes this process can be a competitive way to handle waste streams in any state. Source: Raven SR’s waste-to-hydrogen project …
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 …
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…
Companies owed money by CarbonLite say the PET reclaimer’s failure came amid “gross financial mismanagement,” and they want an in-depth investigation. CarbonLite’s lawyers pinned the closure on a lack of brand owner support and other factors. PET recycling giant CarbonLite …
A policy expert at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) leans on recent SPC research to explain the differences between recently enacted extended producer responsibility laws in Maine and Oregon. … Read More…
This article appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental and social issues of our generation. The diverse chemistries and formats of plastics in …
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Legal boost in sight for repair market
Right to repair laws may change the landscape for ITAD and electronics recycling firms. … Read More…
The Association of Plastic Recyclers is launching an initiative to further recognize brands and others that are innovating in line with current plastics recycling capabilities. The Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG) Review Program will be open to plastic packaging manufacturers that …