U.S. Plastics Pact estimates 13.3% packaging recycling rate
A report from the U.S. Plastics Pact found a national recycling rate of 13.3% for plastic packaging and an overall potentially recyclable, reusable or compostable rate of 36% for Pact members.
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Oregon debates consumer electronics right-to-repair bill
Public testimony on a proposed consumer electronics right-to-repair bill in Oregon spilled over into two different days, with 19 speaking in favor and eight speaking against.
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California-based Direct Pack bought over 4,000 tons of PET from Phoenix in 2022 — a relationship the city is touting ahead of the Super Bowl — for processing in Mexicali, where new capacity will be built.
California Alliance for Community Composting
Source: Why Community Composting Is Critical To California’s Infrastructure | BioCycle
MIT, brands study strategy for sorting small plastics
Five brands have partnered with a nonprofit and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to find a way to keep small plastic items in the recycling stream.
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California bill seeks to align deposit system with markets
A newly introduced bill in the California Senate would adjust how state regulators calculate the amount of money paid to bottle and can recycling businesses, helping those companies avoid steep financial losses when scrap values plummet. The legislation, Senate Bill …
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California seeks members for key EPR board
California officials are accepting applications from industry professionals who want to advise the state as it implements an extended producer responsibility program for curbside recyclables.
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Processor reaches $5M deal in CRT case
IMS Electronics Recycling will pay $5 million to help clean up CRT materials abandoned at former Closed Loop Refining and Recovery sites in Phoenix.
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Federal report targets recycling innovations
The federal government is eyeing plastics recycling to tackle energy, environmental and manufacturing goals and the Department of Energy recently released an updated Strategy for Plastics Innovation report.
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Colorado and New York passed laws last year, but critics blast industry-backed loopholes.
Source: Gadget Industry Tosses a Wrench Into ‘Right to Repair’ Efforts | The Pew Charitable Trusts