Plastic Pollution Initiative to Appear on California’s 2022 Ballot
Californians have widespread concern about the negative effects of plastic production and pollution.
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British Columbia EPR program hits 85% recovery rate
In 2020, a producer-funded system for paper and packaging recycling achieved a significantly higher recovery rate – and spent more money – than the year prior. Recycle BC, a stewardship group responsible for the printed paper and packaging (PPP) recycling …
Global lessons on EPR
This article appeared in the June 2021 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. During one of the first sessions of SPC Impact 2021, held in April, an international panel sat down to discuss the challenges …
First Person Perspective: How the paper industry is helping to push product recyclability
People frequently ask me: “Can I recycle this?” When it comes to the forest products industry, there is good news – paper and paper-based packaging are widely recyclable and highly recycled. In the United States, we have a long track …
An EPA Update on the National Recycling Strategy
The Environmental Protection Agency released its Draft National Recycling Strategy in October 2020, setting the ambitious target to lead the United States to a 50% recycling rate.
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Groups propose blueprint for federal recycling spending
Nonprofit organizations have drafted a plan for federal spending on recycling infrastructure, and much of the document takes aim at plastics. The recently formed Recycling Is Infrastructure Too Campaign released its first Recycling Infrastructure Plan, which lays out which recycling …
FTC Adopts New Policy Supporting Right to Repair
Following an executive order by President Biden, the FTC is now making a renewed effort to prevent companies from restricting your right to fix your stuff.
Trends and Action Around PP, PET, and HDPE
Experts in recycled PP, PET, and HDPE discussed supply & demand, technologies, recycling infrastructure, & evolving legislation around these materials
EPR in the US can’t directly follow the European model; it must avoid a producer monopoly
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Neil Seldman responds to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s description of extended producer responsibility as “a necessary part of the solution to packaging waste and pollution.”
From green to gold: 5 ways CFOs can gain from climate risk disclosure
CFOs confronting growing pressure to disclose climate change risks can find in their analysis opportunities to improve capital allocation and risk management.