New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.
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People in the Golden State just want to fix their stuff. Sacramento lawmakers are doing something about it.
The agency wants to cut down on “unrecyclable” plastics but first will need to determine a definition, which could run into the headwinds of producers
Source: How does EPA define ‘unrecyclable’ plastic? It doesn’t. – E&E News by POLITICO
The institute has reached out to state lawmakers to inform them of mistakes in this year’s budget for the fund.
Food waste is a huge issue for landfills and the environment, but one company in California is working to digest food waste into renewable natural gas.
California is enticing recycling and remanufacturing businesses to locate and expand across regions through a program that’s decades old but is ramping up and transforming. Run and funded by CalRecycle, the Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program has divvied out 219 low-interest loans totaling $206M since 1994, allocating $41.2M of it in the past three years alone as the circular economy push grows stronger.
Source: California’s Recycling Market Development Program Pays Businesses | Waste360
California’s AB 660, which is aiming to mandate specific terminology around date labels on food packaging, took another step forward May 18, 2023 as it passed through the House Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Source: California’s Food Label Legislation Sees More Movement
The Little Hoover Commission, a bipartisan group appointed by state officials, found that California is “poised to miss” its 2025 organic waste reduction targets. Companies such as Republic Services said it’s too late to turn back.
The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) recently released a report examining how global efforts can reduce plastic pollution 30 percent by 2040. The report’s goal is to foster negotiations that will shift the world’s economy from linear to circular through the elimination of plastic pollution.
A right to repair bill, plus a bottle bill update and a hauler work stoppage bill, survived a key legislative crossover deadline.