“Move Over” laws, climate change, recycling, extended producer responsibility (EPR), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), cannabis waste—the list goes on. Join this panel of experts to find out the latest legislation updates in each region...
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Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a form of product stewardship thlegat intends to make manufacturers responsible for the post-consumer recovery and recycling of their products. In other words, it aims to shift the cost of residential...
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SACRAMENTO--It’s official: California voters will have the chance to approve a first-in-the-nation law that could effectively end certain major sources of plastic pollution. Today, Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber has certified the...
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There’s been stir over a bold decision around plastics in Canada: legislation to designate six single-use plastic product types as toxic and to ban them under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA); the ban could take effect December...
Day One of WasteExpo kicked off with a bang. Among the topics was a movement toward Environmental Producer Responsibility. Read on for an inside peek...
Today for the first time, more than 100 businesses in the packaging value chain, together with more than 50 other organisations, publicly recognise that without Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging collection and recycling is unlikely...
A new bill aimed at reducing single-use plastics in Colorado has passed the house...
As most state legislative sessions begin to wind down, the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) has continued to stay engaged with state legislatures across the country. There have been numerous topics of significance to the industry...
Legislation will curb e-scrap exports that poison air and water while fueling electronics counterfeiting that undermines critical infrastructure
