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In Case You Missed It… The Comment Period on The Federal Government Consultation on Plastic Waste and Pollution from Textile and...

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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a consultation document on July 4, 2024, seeking input from stakeholders on a proposed roadmap for addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile and apparel...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is Here and It’s Time to Register With a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)

What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy enacted by several states, which extends a manufacturer’s responsibility for its product packaging...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

Exempted Materials under California's EPR Packaging Law (SB 54)

Producers who may qualify for an exemption under California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging law (“SB 54” or the “Act”) should consider reviewing CalRecycle’s recently released Proposed Draft Regulation...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

SB 54 _ California Selects CAA as PRO and Other Updates

Within the last month, California has made significant strides toward its bid to create a circular economy for certain packaging and food service ware materials. On January 8, 2024, California's Department of Resources...more

K&L Gates LLP

Chasing Compliance with Chasing Arrows: Exploring the Implications of SB 343, Conflicting State Legislation, and the Impact of...

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On 28 December 2023, CalRecycle published the results of the preliminary Material Characterization Study required under SB 343, codified as Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42355.51. The preliminary findings identify the types of...more

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New York May Adopt Extended Producer-Responsibility Laws to Combat Consumer Waste

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New York may be on board to be the fifth state in the nation to hold producers responsible for packaging products.  Thus far, Maine, Oregon, Colorado, and California have enacted extended producer-responsibility laws....more

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Aprobado el PERTE en Economía Circular, con casi 500M€ en subvenciones

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Se ha aprobado el PERTE en Economía Circular, que pretende cambiar la economía hacia un tratamiento circular de los productos que minimice el uso de las materias primas, permita la incorporación de materiales reciclados y...more

Morgan Lewis

California Restricts Labeling of Recyclable Items: Check the Chasing Arrows

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A law adopted by the California State Legislature in October 2021 creates new requirements for the labeling of packaging that is intended to be disposed of in the blue curbside recycling bins used by California residents,...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Maine Requires Companies to Pay For Their Packaging

Last month, Maine signed the nation’s first packaging-based extended producer responsibility program into law, signaling a possible sea change in the way we handle recycling in the United States....more

BCLP

Changing packing and packaging waste obligations for retailers and manufacturers in England - are you affected?

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On 1 January 2021, changes came into effect that affect recovery and recycling targets for packing and packaging waste for retailers and manufacturers in England. With significant change already imminent for UK retailers and...more

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Recycling Industry Yearbook: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Issues 2019 Edition

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) issued its 2019 Recycling Industry Yearbook (“Yearbook”). The 2019 edition is the eighth year that ISRI has published a Yearbook on this topic....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Will Single-Use Products and Packaging Be a Thing of the Past in California?

Walk down virtually any street, sidewalk, path, beach or trail in California and you will invariably find at least some single-use product or packaging as discarded waste. In most urban areas this has become a significant...more

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Closing the Loop—European Circular Economy Package to Improve Waste Management

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The Situation: The European Circular Economy Package ("CEP") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 14, 2018. The Result: According to the European Commission, the CEP should "help European...more

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