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Minnesota Becomes Fifth State to Enact EPR Law for Packaging and Paper; First to Enact EPR Law for Boat Wrap

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Key Takeaways - What Happened? On May 21, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act (the Act). Minnesota is the fifth state to enact laws implementing packaging EPR rules,...more

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CalRecycle Issues RFP for SB 54 Disposal Facility-Based Material Characterization Study

On May 31, CalRecycle posted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Disposal Facility-Based Material Characterization Study pursuant to SB 54. SB 54 was signed into law by Governor Newsom in June 2022. Among other things, SB 54...more

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The Persistent Problem of Waste

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Massachusetts residents and businesses dispose of enough trash yearly to fill up about 31 Fenway Parks. Despite decades of government policies to reduce waste, we continue throwing away about six million tons of waste each...more

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Paper and Cardboard Waste in the United States/Geographic, Market, and Energy Assessment: National Renewable Energy Laboratory...

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (“NREL”) announced the publication of research titled: Paper and Cardboard in the United States: geographic, market, and energy assessment (“Analysis”) - The Paper was...more

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Alabama Landfill Local Approval Bill Passes

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A bill amending the Alabama Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act by specifying when local approval of solid waste disposal permit modifications is necessary has passed both houses of the Alabama Legislature...more

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CalRecycle’s Recycling Revamp: Agency Poised to Amend California’s Recycling and Disposal Reporting System to Advance Statewide...

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What's Happening? The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) published proposed regulations to amend the Recycling and Disposal Reporting System (RDRS) to increase the specificity of waste...more

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No time to waste - EU reform of the packaging and packaging waste regime

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Just before the start of the year, the European Commission introduced a Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) which will repeal the existing Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) and...more

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Shingle Pile/Solid Waste Storage: Federal Court Addresses Equal Protection Claims Against Dallas, Texas

The United States District Court for the District of Texas (“Court”) addressed in an August 4th Opinion issues arising out of a solid waste storage and recycling facility/shingle pile in Dallas, Texas. See Marsha Jackson v....more

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Relief for California Local Jurisdictions Unable to Meet Deadline to Implement Organic Waste Diversion Regulations

Governor Signs SB 619 Into Law - Local jurisdictions (cities, counties and special districts) that fail to adopt enforceable mechanisms to divert organic waste from landfills in accordance with SB 1383 regulations before...more

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Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments (2020-2021): May 20th Arkansas Environmental Federation...

I undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar held by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20th titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2020-2021...more

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Pennsylvania 'Advanced Recycling' Bill Seeks to Keep Single-Use Plastics Out of Landfills

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Summary - The Pennsylvania legislature is close to enacting House Bill 1808. Already approved by the Pennsylvania House, the measure could benefit an emerging industry known as Advanced Recycling that diverts single-use...more

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Oregon Rethinks The Future Of Recycling

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Even though Oregon is considered the third greenest state in the United States, and a national leader when it comes to recycling, Oregon’s waste-management programs are not actually recovering all of the state’s recyclable...more

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How to Track and Report Recyclables Landfilled Due to COVID-19

CalRecycle Issues Guidance to Local Agencies The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released guidance for how a city, county or a regional agency responsible for meeting Integrated Waste Management...more

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National Paper Recycling Rates: American Forest & Paper Association Releases 2019 Data

The American Forest & Paper Association (“AFPA”) released data for 2019 addressing national paper recycling rates. AFPA states that 66.2 percent of paper consumed in the United States was recovered for recycling in 2019. ...more

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“Dirty Dirt Law” Compliance Requirements Extended Due to COVID-19

On May 2, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 136 (EO 136) extending the timeframes required for persons involved in “soil and fill recycling services” to register and to submit A-901 license...more

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Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Quarterly Newsletter: January 2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has issued a new edition (January 2020) of its quarterly newsletter. DEQ describes the newsletter as providing...more

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Organic Waste Regulation Cost Impacts

CalRecycle Study Makes Recommendations to Local Agencies - The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released a draft report of cost impacts to local agencies to implement Senate Bill 1383 and reduce...more

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Arkansas Solid Waste Management Industry: Waste Corporation of America Announces Acquisition of Central Arkansas Recycling...

WCA Waste Corporation (“WCA”) announced in a January 14th news release it acquired the Little Rock Division of Central Arkansas Recycling and Disposal Services, LLC (“CARDS”). WCA describes itself as a vertically...more

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Another Set of Organic Waste Regulations Revisions Released by CalRecycle

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Changes to Proposed Regulations Could Impact Local Agencies that Collect or Generate Organic Waste - The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released its second set of revisions to the proposed...more

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State Legislature Considers Regulations for Decommissioned Solar Panels

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Earlier this summer the New York State Senate passed a bi-partisan bill (S. 942) to require the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (“DEC”) to adopt regulations governing the collection and disposition of solar panels...more

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Organic Waste Regulations Proposed - CalRecycle Taking Comments on Landfill Regulations Required By SB 1383

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery issued proposed regulations to reduce organic waste in landfills as required by Senate Bill 1383. The bill directed CalRecycle to adopt regulations to reduce...more

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Is Recycling Constitutionally Protected Political Speech? Federal Court Addresses Standing Issue

Plaintiff Randall S. Krause filed a pro se Complaint in the United States District Court (Nebraska) alleging that recycling is constitutionally protected political speech. See Krause v. Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention...more

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Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP): Draft Municipal Standard Issued

The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (“SWEEP”) issued a December 14th document titled: The SWEEP Municipal Standard (“Municipal Standard”) - Municipal Standard is characterized as evaluating the...more

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Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling: Association of Plastic Recyclers/American Chemistry Council Issue 2017 Report

The Association of Plastic Recyclers and American Chemistry Council (collectively “ACC”) announced on December 17th the issuance of a report titled: 2017 United States National Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Report...more

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National Trade Estimate/Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Comments

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) submitted comments on the National Trade Estimate (“NTE”) to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. See Docket No. USTR-2018-0029. ISRI describes its trade...more

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