The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released a revised draft of SB 54 regulations, two months after the governor rejected the first version of the extended producer responsibility for paper and packaging rules. Continue Reading→
Month: May 2025
The Biodegradable Products Institute says it’s still waiting to hear whether there could be a compliance extension for a key provision of AB 1201 poised to affect compostables in the state come 2026.
First-person perspective: Key developments in California’s plastic laws
California continues to be a leader in sustainability with the passage of a series of laws aimed at increasing diversion, waste reduction and consumer knowledge. SB 54 In 2022, California enacted Senate Bill 54, or the Plastic Pollution Prevention and …
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Textile recycling enters the fold
This article appeared in the May 2025 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Textile recycling was a novel addition to this year’s Plastics Recycling Conference, but as several experts said at the event, the topic’s roots …
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Only about 2% of U.S. households can currently recycle film and flexible plastics, largely due to limited infrastructure and a lack of strong end markets—an issue California must urgently address to meet its ambitious SB 54 recycling targets or face steep penalties.
California deposit expansion spurs glass pilot projects
A pot of money created when California added wine and spirits bottles into its container redemption program is being used to fund glass recycling pilot projects, including a commercial collection program in the heart of wine country.
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Office of Public Affairs For Immediate Release: May 19, 2025 Media Contact: Lance Klug | [email protected] SACRAMENTO– With broad support from local government, environmental and industry groups, on May 12, the California State Senate voted unanimously to confirm Zoe Heller as Director of CalRecycle. Widely respected with deep expertise in zero-waste and circular…
Amid sweeping federal staffing cuts, the future of a government program to assess processes to make food packaging from recycled plastics is unclear, sources told Plastics Recycling Update in recent interviews. Continue Reading→
Google X and Dow Chemical are collaborating to develop an artificial intelligence sorting system capable of identifying film plastics and mixed materials, they announced at a conference in April.Continue Reading→
Industry professionals at this year’s conference called for coordinated battery fire prevention strategies, including integrating newer tech like x-ray sorters, to fight growing battery waste streams such as vapes.