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Connections: Rethinking Organic With Soil Health In Mind | BioCycle

It may be time to give soils and people a few more options in addition to the Certified Organic label.

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The Recycling Partnership’s new chief marketing officer sees power in a good story | Waste Dive

Dune Ives, formerly of Lonely Whale, takes the helm as The Recycling Partnership’s chief marketing officer. She plans to tackle recycling myths with creative storytelling.

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Investment firm details 10 years of plastics impact

Closed Loop Partners has provided funding to more than 80 companies and municipalities over its decade in existence, a period of significant turbulence in the U.S. recycling sector.Continue Reading→

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Companies Seek Federal EPR: How Producers Can Prepare

Governments and industries are grappling with the dual challenge of managing global waste responsibly while keeping costs manageable as landfill space diminishes and disposal expenses increase. The push for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, already established in Europe and gaining traction in the U.S., underscores a shift towards holding manufacturers accountable for managing their products’ end-of-life disposal, particularly single-use packaging, amidst inadequate recycling infrastructure.
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Expert Editorial: U.S. Government Continues Investigation of Glass Container Imports – Wine Industry Advisor

Department of Commerce’s early determinations mirror industry and workforce concerns. By Scott DeFife   The June announcement that the U.S.

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‘Correction year’ reaches its halfway point – Recycling Today

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Recycling label requirements proposed in draft federal bill

Sen. Jeff Merkley is circulating a draft bill regarding truth in labeling. Packaging groups want it to preempt laws in states such as California and Oregon.

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Recycling’s political paradoxes

Recycling’s political paradoxes

This article appeared in the June 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. As the Republican-majority Iowa Senate neared a final vote on controversial changes to Iowa’s beverage container deposit program, including one allowing most grocery …

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How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas. | Grist

A deep dive into the petrochemical industry’s proposals for the global plastics treaty.

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CalRecycle updates EPR covered materials list

CalRecycle updates EPR covered materials list

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released an updated version of the list of materials covered under its extended producer responsibility program for packaging, making nearly 30 tweaks to the list. 

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