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California roundup: Breaking down 2023 legislation
Another busy legislative season is winding down in California. Several recycling-related bills made it to the governor’s desk this year, dealing with the right to repair, extended producer responsibility and the state’s deposit return system. Others didn’t make it to the finish line.
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Amazon to debut hub with packaging certifications
Amazon will roll out an online resource to help sellers participate in the company’s sustainability programs, including packaging sustainability efforts.
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Polyolefins reclaimer invests millions in PCR capacity
Plastics reclaimer Polyfit invested up to $7 million expanding its campus in northern Mexico, boosting its polyethylene recycling capacity at a time of rising demand in the U.S.
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Coca-Cola, bottlers plan recycling tech investments
The Coca-Cola Company and eight of its bottling partners launched a $137.7 million venture capital fund to help spark sustainability innovations.
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Groups to EPA: Consider source reduction and EPR
Ahead of the July 31 deadline, the EPA has received nearly 100 comments on its draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, many of them calling for federal-level programs.
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Do deposits decrease beverage sales? Study says no
A study looking at two decades of beverage sale trends around the world found that there was no decrease in sales when deposit return systems went into effect or were expanded.
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With new plant, brand aims for 50% PCR nationwide
Between its California PET recycling plant and its newly opened Tennessee one, bottled water company CG Roxane expects to produce about 39 million pounds of RPET this year, a company manager said.
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Post-consumer plastics find uses in furniture, polymers
Two companies are marketing chairs made from recycled content, and another two debuted a line of post-consumer polymers.
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Greenpeace claims recycling complicates plastics toxicity
Greenpeace is spotlighting toxic chemicals in recycled plastics in its latest report and calling for global plastics agreement negotiators to focus on reduction.
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EPA opts to maintain existing pyrolysis air rules
Ample time and staff resources are needed to study and gain a technical and regulatory understanding of the air quality impacts of pyrolysis. In the meantime, the process should remain subject to more stringent regulatory requirements, the U.S. EPA decided.
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