by Bob Hollis | Jul 15, 2022 | #ResourceRecycling, RMDZ, RMDZ News
$80M recycled pulp plant breaks ground on East Coast A pulping plant that will consume mixed paper and OCC is now under construction in Virginia. Meanwhile, Sonoco has started testing recycling of plastic-lined paper cups. Joint venture in Virginia Total Fiber...
by Bob Hollis | Jul 13, 2022 | #ResourceRecycling, News Feeds, RMDZ, RMDZ News
How new California law is ‘putting the industry on notice’ Industry leaders mostly expressed support for California’s recently signed extended producer responsibility bill, though some said they still had concerns about its far reach. After three years of trying to...
by Bob Hollis | Jul 9, 2022 | #ResourceRecycling, RMDZ, RMDZ News
Aluminum industry rolls out new model to bolster MRFs Two can manufacturers have developed a lease-to-own approach for recycling facilities looking to target UBCs in a more effective way. Read...
by Bob Hollis | Jul 8, 2022 | #ResourceRecycling, RMDZ, RMDZ News
The push to cut fiber from California’s EPR program Nearly a dozen legislators have signed a letter asking to remove fiber from California’s proposed extended producer responsibility bill, as it undergoes more amendments in the final days before a June 29 deadline....
by Bob Hollis | Jul 2, 2022 | #ResourceRecycling, News Feeds, Post Immediately, RMDZ, RMDZ News
California recycling overhaul is now law California’s printed paper and packaging extended producer responsibility bill passed the state Senate unanimously June 30 and was signed into law, just before the deadline to pull a plastic-tax measure from November’s state...
by Bob Hollis | Jun 23, 2022 | #ResourceRecycling, News Feeds, Post Immediately, RMDZ, RMDZ News
Future of recycling policy in California could be decided soon All eyes are on the Golden State as environmental groups and industry representatives work on a deadline to push either extended producer responsibility legislation or a plastics-focused ballot measure....
