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CalRecycle Releases New EPR Packaging Regulations: Imminent Compliance, New Exclusions, and Deferred Eco-Modulation Implementation

A lot is going on in the extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging world this month.  Maryland and Washington became the sixth and seventh states respectively to enact EPR packaging laws.  And this week, just a...more

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Packaging EPR Law Enacted in Maryland

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This week Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 901, an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law designed to make “producers” of packaged items and paper products financially responsible for the upgrades to state...more

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Oregon’s Plastic Pollution & Recycling ‎Modernization Act (RMA): A Guide for ‎Businesses

On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) will significantly change the state’s recycling system. The RMA places responsibility on “producers” to fund and manage the recycling process for...more

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EPR Packaging Laws: Oregon's Program Plan Provides Roadmap for Compliance and Producer Fees

On March 31, Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), the Producer Responsibility Organization (“PRO”) for California, Colorado, and the only contender for PRO in Oregon, submitted the first draft of its Program Plan (“the Plan”)...more

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Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District: Arkansas Appellate Court Addresses Fee Assessment Issue

The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a November 29th Opinion the Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management Districts’ (“ARSWMD”) ability to assess certain fees. See Benton County Regional Solid...more

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Fort Smith Residential-Recycling Program: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Illegal Exaction/Unjust Enrichment Claims

The Supreme Court of Arkansas (“SCT”) addressed in a March 16th Opinion issues associated with the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas’s (“Fort Smith”) residential recycling program. See City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, v. Jennifer...more

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Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management Districts: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Dispute Over Statutory Fee Allocation

The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Court”) addressed in an October 30th opinion a dispute between the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District (“Benton District”) and the Boston Mountain Regional Solid Waste...more

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Carroll County Solid Waste Authority Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Petition: Ozark Mountain Solid Waste...

The Receiver (Geoffrey B. Treece) for the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District (“Ozark”) filed a May 10th Petition to Intervene and for Continuance of Hearing (“Petition”) in proceedings before the Arkansas Pollution Control...more

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