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Outreach optimization

How can we best encourage good recycling habits? A professor and solid waste consultant says the key is to understand your audience.Continue Reading→

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US EPA releases draft of strategy to prevent plastic pollution – Recycling Today

EPA will collect public comments on the draft strategy through the docket in Regulations.gov for 45 days once published in the Federal Register.

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The next frontier in California organics recycling: edible food recovery

Even Bay Area cities with organics programs are new to working with food donation organizations. Now, local waste professionals are learning new skills to help meet a 20% edible food waste reduction goal by 2030.

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California passes zero-emission trucks rule with delayed 2042 timeline for waste industry

The new rule, designed to complement previous measures mandating that manufacturers transition, will allow more of a ramp-up period after advocacy by waste companies.

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Coalition wants more than $200M in food waste funding in next farm bill

ReFED and multiple advocacy groups are calling on Congress to include greater funding and new policy initiatives at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and EPA.

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Solarcycle CEO, fresh off $31.5M in public and private funding, discusses solar recycling’s future | Waste Dive

Solarcycle recently raised series A funding and received a U.S. Department of Energy research grant. CEO and co-founder Suvi Sharma said his company is scaling up as the solar industry begins to seriously contend with circularity.

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Microplastics: The What, Where, Why And Impact | BioCycle

Among the organics recycling challenges du jour is microplastics contamination in compost and digestate. Two-part article series starts with an overview and ends with findings of current research. Part I

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CalRecycle releases recycled-content reports

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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Hundreds comment on Green Guides updates

Hundreds comment on Green Guides updates

The Federal Trade Commission requested comments on its revisions to the Green Guides and got 850 responses, with many calling for a crackdown on deceptive claims and better definitions of key terms. 

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The Recycling Partnership proposes updates to FTC’s Green Guides

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Green Guides provides guidance on how consumers should interpret environmental marketing claims.