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US scrap paper and plastic exports fall
U.S. companies exported 8% less recovered fiber and 10% less scrap plastic during the first quarter of 2023 than they did a year earlier, and there were some dramatic changes in where material was flowing.
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What materials will make the cut under EPR? It’s complicated
States with extended producer responsibility programs are starting to grapple with a tricky question: How do we establish a list of materials covered by the system?
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Different PRO structures can achieve same result
When building a producer responsibility organization, fees should be transparent, the industry should be in control and the system needs to be fair. That’s what participants in a recent webinar said, noting there are different ways to achieve those ends.
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CalRecycle releases recycled-content reports
Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo and other big beverage brands achieved California’s mandate to use 15% PCR in their bottles last year, but the list of smaller brands that failed to hit the target – or even report data to the state – stretches over 500 companies long.
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EPA weighs in on cuts to plastic production, food waste
The U.S. EPA released a plastics pollution plan that supports steps to reduce production of single-use and difficult-to-recycle plastics. Meanwhile, the agency released data showing the county is moving in the wrong direction on food waste.
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A prominent waste management district in California sees state policies and investments opening up the possibility of a zero-waste future, and its new name reflects that vision.Continue Reading→
Source: Why a waste district took the ‘waste’ out of its name
The state of California will provide a major loan to finance an organics extraction line at an Athens Services MRF, diverting food scraps otherwise destined for landfills to a massive anaerobic digester.Continue Reading→
Source: Athens Services MRF set to bring on a $10M organics line
Plastics recycling rebounds from pandemic lows
The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate was 28.2% in 2021, up 1 percentage point from a year earlier, according to an industry report released April 11.
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Digital watermark pilot to begin in France
Expanding on earlier trials, Digimarc plans to test its Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0 in France on a larger scale. The previous trials were limited to HolyGrail 2.0 members, but now, all operators in France are invited to participate, a …
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