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What Do We Want From EPR?

As the political debate on how to pay for recycling continues, we need to focus on EPR’s strength of providing money for recycling. We need to accept that it won’t stabilize recycling markets or change packages. Done properly, it can raise recycling rates and stabilize programs. Every Paradise, however, comes with a snake. … Read More…

Eateries Dislike Ban on Plastics – Los Angeles Business Journal

Beyond the fact that restaurant operators dislike the higher costs of non-plastic food containers they soon may be forced to use, they also worry that compostable materials soak up sauces and generally make food less appetizing. “It’s not as simple as coming up with an alternative product but (making sure) that alternative product meets the […] Read More…

What’s the True Promise of Nonmechanical (Molecular) Recycling?

We are hearing more and more about recycling technologies other than conventional mechanical methods, with the promise they can better manage hard-to-recycle plastics, especially packaging. These processes are further broken down into categories, also with different terminology describing what seem to be the same or similar processes. … Read More…

Attorney General Bonta Announces Investigation into Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Industries for Role in Causing Global Plastics Pollution Crisis | State of California – Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General

Subpoenas ExxonMobil for information relating to decades-long plastics deception campaign LOS ANGELES – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and Source: Attorney General Bonta Announces Investigation into Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Industries for Role in Causing Global Plastics Pollution Crisis | State of California – Department of Justice […] Read More…

California’s PCR crunch ‘just the beginning’

California’s PCR crunch ‘just the beginning’ A report from Independent Chemical and Energy Market Intelligence found that there’s not enough post-consumer resin in the U.S. market to meet California’s mandates, and there are more state mandates coming on-line soon.  … Read More…