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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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A deep dive into the petrochemical industry’s proposals for the global plastics treaty.
Source: How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas. | Grist
Recycling has long been a bedrock of conservation and an income source for many people. But in California, getting nickels and dimes back for bottles and cans has become much harder.
As You Sow awarded no ‘A’ scores, as it echoed US Plastics Pact concerns about companies not progressing quickly enough to meet 2025 targets. Still, it lauded goals and efforts at Keurig Dr Pepper, Coca-Cola and SC Johnson.
Source: Plastic Promises Scorecard casts more doubt on 2025 company targets | Packaging Dive
Corporations sold Americans on the chasing arrows — while stripping the logo of its worth.
Source: How the recycling symbol got America addicted to plastic | Grist
Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.
Source: Plastics industry worked for decades to create a throw-away culture : NPR
iFixit ends Samsung partnership over ‘commitment’
After two years of trying – and some public pushing – iFixit ended its partnership with Samsung, citing the OEM’s lack of commitment.
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A bill that expands California’s bag ban to prohibit all plastic bags – even the reusable recycled-content bags that are a major driver of post-consumer film resin sales – is working its way through the California legislative system. A number of plastics recycling stakeholders have come out against the bill.Continue Reading→
SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed two petitions to compel the Plastics Industry Association, Inc. (PLASTICS), formerly known as the Society of the Plastics Industry, and
California’s sizable state environment agency has a new leader in Zoe Heller, who was recently appointed director of the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery. Industry leaders praised her integrity, thoughtfulness and collaboration skills.Continue Reading→