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To Bin or Not to Bin: California Clears Up Questions About Which Products Can Display Recyclability Symbols

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For many consumers, comprehending Shakespeare is easier than discerning which products are recyclable and which are not. California’s “Truth in Labeling” law (SB 343), which provides stricter regulations for what products or...more

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FTC Proposes to Clarify Green Guides for Climate Claims Based on Carbon Offsets

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For the first time since 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is actively evaluating potential updates to its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides or Guides) to provide clarity...more

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The Future of Green Marketing: Anticipated Changes to the FTC’s Green Guides

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The FTC will likely update Green Guides provisions, impacting corporate decision-making in marketing and throughout the value chain. Latham & Watkins is pleased to present a series of Clients Alerts on environmental,...more

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Plastic Supply Chain – From Petrochemicals to Consumer Products – Caught in the Crosshairs

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The war on plastics and petrochemicals has ramped up in 2023. The first two months of the year have seen the petrochemical supply chain under stress....more

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Apple Eyes Recycling Plan for Carbon-Neutrality

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Apple, Inc. has set an ambitious carbon-neutrality goal, which it hopes to achieve by 2030. Key to achieving this goal is an ambitious recycling plan. Apple has already slashed the Company’s aluminum related carbon emissions...more

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Let’s talk about “Return Chains” - New Sustainability Requirements under the German Packaging Act

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The new requirements under the German Packaging Act (Verpackungsgesetz, VerpackG) present a challenge and an opportunity for companies that have to re-design their operational processes to comply with the new requirements. If...more

White & Case LLP

From trash to treasure: Green metals from recycling

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The global drive towards a low-carbon circular economy and increased focus on ESG are creating many new opportunities for metal recycling projects. But is scrap the answer to the growing demand for green metals?...more

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Biden Administration Announces Significant New Initiatives to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing

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On February 15, 2022, the Biden Administration announced significant new initiatives to advance cleaner manufacturing sectors in the United States. These actions will support U.S. climate goals, competitiveness in the...more

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German Cabinet to ban single-use plastic products

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 14 (July 23, 2020)  - Germany announced June 24 that it would be issuing a law banning single-use plastic products, effective July 2021, to bring the country in line with a similar...more

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China’s 'Queen of Trash' invests in US

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 2 (January 23, 2020) - Following China’s import ban on waste that doesn’t meet strict contamination requirements, paper and waste recycling businesses across the globe felt a shock....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Green Wall of China Disrupts Waste Trade, Spurs Waste Policy Reform

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On January 16, 2018, the European Commission unveiled the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (the “Strategy”). The Strategy responds to a redirection in global waste trade and management spurred by China’s...more

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