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EPR bills meant to clean up SB 54 packaging rules and establish new programs for marine flares, textiles and household hazardous waste are still under consideration before the legislative session ends in August.

Multiple bills with packaging implications survived a key legislative deadline last week and have momentum as lawmakers work to wrap up their session over the summer. Source: California legislators advance bills to limit plastic bags and PFAS, update EPR | Packaging Dive

Proponents say mass balance negates the need to duplicate billions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure to keep recycled and virgin materials separate throughout the value chain, thus enabling scale up. Opponents say making recycled claims on what can’t be physically traced is misleading.

A small but growing number of restaurants are moving away from single-use plastic take-out containers, which usually end up in the trash because they can’t be recycled. Source: Restaurants Create a Mound of Plastic Waste. Some Are Working to Fix That. | How Can Restaurants Rein in Plastic Waste?

The company will publish a 70-page guide in June detailing how it redesigned its boxes, coatings, enclosures and labels. Source: Google wants to help other companies eliminate plastic from their packaging | GreenBiz

Embossing, laser engraving and direct-to-packaging printing are some of the methods to ease the recycling process, as is using organic inks and labels that easily separate during the sink/float process.

Research tested the compostability of PLA under controlled laboratory conditions at varying temperatures and moisture and oxygen levels. Source: Composting Process Conditions And Bioplastic Degradation Rates | BioCycle

The governor’s original budget proposal for 2024-2025 left out funding needed to implement climate disclosure bills SB 253 and SB 261 — an omission met with much criticism. Source: California Gov. Newsom says climate bills are ‘funded’ in his revised state budget | ESG Dive

Source: Press Release: CalEPA, U.S. EPA Release Plan for Joint Enforcement Work to Protect California Communities Overburdened by Pollution | CalEPA

The USDA will decide if synthetic, biodegradable food packaging and service ware should be allowed as a feedstock in certified organic compost. Source: Should Bioplastics Be Allowed in Organic Compost? | USDA Considers Biodegradable Food Packaging for Organic Compost