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Brazil’s Recycling Incentive Law: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Publishes Related Ordinance

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Ordinance GM/MMA No. 1,250/2024 has been enacted by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to regulate the presentation, analysis, approval monitoring, accountability and evaluation of proposal and projects...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - December 2024 #2

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California amends Prop 65 short-form warnings. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has announced long-expected new amendments to its Prop 65 short-form warning requirements. ...more

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95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 8 Pre-Filed Addressing Used Tire Recycling/Accountability Program Expenses for...

The 95th Arkansas General Assembly will convene on January 13, 2025. Bill filing began on November 15th. Senator J. Payton introduced Senate Bill 8....more

Miller Nash LLP

Oregon to Implement First Broad-Reaching EPR Recycling Law in the US

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Oregon is on the verge of implementing the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law in the United States broadly targeting recyclable materials with the goal of increasing recycling rates and reducing waste. Several...more

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The Aluminum Association/Can Manufacturers Institute: December 2024 Report Addressing Aluminum Can Sustainability Performance...

The Aluminum Association and Can Manufacturers Institute have released a December 2024 Report titled: The Aluminum Can Advantage: Sustainability Key Performance Indicators (“Report”). The two organizations indicate...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

What You Need to Know About Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs

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If you manufacture or sell packaging or products that are sold in packaging, you should be mindful of a movement to impose liability for packaging waste through Extended Producer Responsibility, or ​“EPR.” EPR is a policy...more

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EPA's Plastic Pollution Strategy Offers Signal to Industry and Input for State Regulatory Efforts

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently unveiled its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (Plastic Pollution Strategy), a comprehensive document that outlines voluntary measures and regulatory...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - December 2024

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In late November, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decertified 10 class actions that had accused Nissan of selling cars and SUVs with defective automatic emergency braking systems. The court found it...more

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Plastic Pollution Case Dismissed

In an important decision regarding plastic recycling and disposal, the New York Supreme Court has dismissed the NY Attorney General's lawsuit against Pepsico for allegedly contributing to plastic pollution in New York...more

DLA Piper

Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - November 2024 #2

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

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Recycling Infrastructure Accessibility Act/Recycling and Composting Accountability Act: 68 Organizations Send Letter of Support...

The Recycling Materials Association (“ReMA”) and 67 other organizations sent a November 19th letter to the following U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders supporting the advancement of the Recycling Infrastructure...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Treasury Department and IRS Issue Final Regulations on the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Under Section 45X of the...

Under the final regulations, taxpayers are permitted to produce eligible components using recycled materials. Components which are sold and then later become defective will not be considered defective components for...more

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EPA Releases National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution

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In November 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, a comprehensive plan with the goal of eliminating the release of plastic waste into the...more

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EPA Releases National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution

On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Part Three of a Series on Building a Circular Economy for All. According to...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board and Sweetwater Aluminum Recycling Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) and Valley Recycling, LLC (“Valley”) entered into an October 11th Settlement Agreement and Order (“Settlement”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Case No....more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Seaford, Delaware Asphalt Recycling Facility Enter into Expedited...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Waste Recycling (“WR”) entered into an August 29th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act stormwater...more

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Emissions Factors/Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: National Waste & Recycling Association Files D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals...

The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging a Final Action undertaken by the United...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Aims to Revolutionize Packaging and Food Ware: Answers to Key Questions about Recycling, Composting and Source...

Plastic packaging and food ware are some of the first targets of California’s ambitious and far-reaching program to achieve a “Circular Economy” that reduces waste and pollution. The California Department of Resources,...more

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Circular Economy: The European Commission Adopts New Ecodesign Requirements

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On November 5, President Donald Trump was elected President-elect for a second time. We anticipate that President Trump’s upcoming term will usher significant shifts in U.S. environmental and natural resource law and policy,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

LA Files a Lawsuit Alleging Plastic Recycling Deception as a Similar NY Suit is Dismissed

On October 31, 2024, LA County Counsel filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo and Coca Cola on behalf of California in an attempt to hold the companies ​“accountable for their role in the plastic crisis that is overwhelming the...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.1.24

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Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities....more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — November 2024

Despite the recent disbandment of the SEC’s Climate & ESG Task Force, the SEC is continuing to pursue enforcement actions concerning environmental issues, including greenwashing. Notably, over the past several weeks, the SEC...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Keurig Pays the Price for Misleading 'Recyclable' K-Cup Claims

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. with making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single-use beverage pods in violation of securities laws. The case...more

EPR Group Consulting Inc.

EPR Packaging Programs: New Proposed Regs and New Registration Dates

On October 14, 2024, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”) released its proposed final regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging and plastic food...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Environment & Energy Insights (October 2024)

Welcome to the October edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover: - EPR laws, including how they can shift the cost of...more

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