Category: RMDZ
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Taming the wild west of environmental marketing: A Green Guides history
More than 30 years after state attorneys general pushed for scrutiny of marketing claims, the packaging landscape is as complicated as ever, and opinions vary about whether the guides served their original purpose.
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With EPA enforcement on PFAS coming, waste groups call for focus upstream
The waste industry hopes the U.S. EPA’s new enforcement initiative for PFAS is a small step in reducing PFAS-containing items at waste sites, but it still wants to be protected from certain liability.
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California bills on right-to-repair, bottle deposits, labor and plastic reduction headed to governor
Advocates expect the governor to sign a long-awaited right-to-repair bill. The state is also poised to add juice to the bottle bill and establish laws related to an upcoming extended producer responsibility program for packaging.
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Are Bioplastics Compostable? Part 1
Bioplastics are rolling to market fast, with biobased resin makers touting their wares as compost-facility ready. But is it a given that these alternatives to conventional plastics will break down well and quickly under composters’ operating conditions?
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Talking out tensions between EPR and plastics
Talking out tensions between EPR and plastics Resource Recycling Conference attendees may have been expecting a boxing ring when stakeholders got on stage to talk about plastic and extended producer responsibility, but instead they got a message of hope, progress and civil disagreement on film, chemical recycling and labeling. Continue Reading→ The post Talking out…
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What Investors and Companies Should Know About Greenwashing
Greenwashing is on the rise since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and regulators, investors, and consumers are on the lookout for companies’ potentially misleading claims about their sustainability work. In this Q&A, Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, chief commercial officer at RepRisk, dives into what companies and investors should know about this scrutinized practice.
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Using eco-modulation to revive eco-design
Eco-modulation” is the latest buzzword in extended producer responsibility. Reid Lifset, a long-time EPR researcher at Yale, talked with Resource Recycling about his latest research on the application of fees and bonuses to drive design choices.Continue Reading→ Source: Using eco-modulation to revive eco-design
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Data Corner: What residents say they know about recycling
Data Corner: What residents say they know about recycling This article appeared in the July 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. The Recycling Partnership’s Center for Sustainable Behavior and Impact recently released an in-depth study on decreasing consumer confusion and spurring better … Continue Reading→ The post Data…
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3 developments on SB 1383 that could spur progress for California communities
More than 18 months after SB 1383 took effect, California jurisdictions are still working to get on track with organic diversion and procurement targets.
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California legislative snapshot: Right-to-repair, labor dispute bill, bottle bill expansion still on table
California’s legislative session ends Sept. 14 and a handful of waste and recycling bills are still inching toward a final vote. Two EPR bills for textiles and solar panels are among the bills that will be carried over into 2024.