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Public Utilities, Waste Management

State of Recycling Report Highlights Issues in U.S. Residential Collection, Calls for EPR Policies

January 10, 2024

Via: Waste360

The Recycling Partnership, a leading non-governmental organization dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of recycling systems, has released a new report that targeted problematic areas in the U.S. residential recycling system. The report reveals that only 21% of residential recyclables in […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Transforming U.S. Recycling with EPR

April 12, 2023

Via: Waste360

The Recycling Partnership (TRP) recently hosted a webinar called, “By the Numbers: Transforming U.S. Recycling with EPR.” The panelists on the program were: Dylan de Thomas, VP of public policy & government affairs, TRP; McKenna Morrigan, strategic advisor, Seattle Public […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

New York Implements New E-Waste Recycling Rules

January 5, 2023

Via: Waste360

With the start of a new year comes the beginning of a new e-waste program in the state of New York. An update to state law requires manufacturers of electronics to provide free collection and recycling of electronics. The legislation […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

California’s New Law and EPR Around Plastics Breaks Boundaries

October 5, 2022

Via: Waste360

Producers of single-use plastic packaging and plastic single-use foodservice ware who do business in California must join a producer responsibility organization (PRO) by Jan. 1, 2024 to continue selling, importing, or distributing these materials in that state. The Plastic Pollution […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Glass Bottle Recycling Scheme Introduced in Hong Kong

February 8, 2019

Via: Waste Management World

Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has rolled out the Glass Container Recycling Charter and a series of promotional and publicity activities to further raise public awareness on glass bottle recycling. Officiating at a launch ceremony, the Secretary for the […]