by Bob Hollis | Jan 31, 2021 | News Feeds, RMDZ, Waste360
About 84 public and private sector stakeholders across the plastics value chain have joined a pact, led by The Recycling Partnership (TRP) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to set national strategies to create a circular economy for plastic packaging. A Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jan 30, 2021 | RMDZ, Waste360
After a year of dialogue about what an extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill around plastic packaging and paper might include, nonprofit Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and industry organization Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) have rea Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jan 29, 2021 | #EscrapRecycling, News Feeds, RMDZ
A high-profile recycling commission in California has published its endorsement of right-to-repair policies. The Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling last month issued a slew of preliminary recommendations, most related to recycling of...
by Bob Hollis | Jan 28, 2021 | #ResourceRecycling, RMDZ
A packaging industry group that has traditionally opposed mandated producer funding of recycling may be ready to support that type of legislation, according to the organization’s leader. Dan Felton, executive director of packaging stakeholder group AMERIPEN, said his...
by Bob Hollis | Jan 27, 2021 | RMDZ, Waste360
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the glass-packaging market was swift and remains ongoing — with changes to both supply and demand. In order to get a first-hand look at the effects, we interviewed Randy Burns, Chief Sustainability Officer for O Read...
