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CalRecycle is expected to start working on regulations early next year. Recycling and waste groups say the law should divert more textiles, which can be problematic to process, into reuse or repair end markets instead of landfills.

California’s beverage redemption system is undergoing massive change based on a handful of newly enacted laws, and a recent Container Recycling Institute webinar laid out just what alterations are coming. Continue Reading→ Source: Summing up California container deposit changes

The decision to close the Stanislaus County facility comes two years after California removed incentives for jurisdictions to route their waste to incineration. Reworld said it will focus on business opportunities elsewhere.

This marks the first state law requiring products to include standardized “best by” and “use by” language in an effort to reduce food waste. Newsom also acted on two microplastics-related bills. Source: California Gov. Newsom signs food date label law, updates PCR reporting rules | Packaging Dive

In nationwide first, California passes EPR for textiles California has become the first state to approve extended producer responsibility for textiles, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation enacting the program on Sept. 28.  Continue Reading→ The post In nationwide first, California passes EPR for textiles appeared first on Resource Recycling News.

Governor Newsom signed into law California’s AB 863 by Assembly Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry. Sponsored by the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC), Source: California Carpet Circularity Bill Signed into Law by Governor Newsom – Waste Advantage Magazine

Between greenwashing, confusing terminology and a lack of information, a lot gets lost in translation, according to speakers from the National Retail Federation, NielsenIQ and others at recent industry events. Source: Consumers are confused by packaging sustainability claims | Packaging Dive

The new CEO of Circular Action Alliance and state producer responsibility leads shared how they’ll collaborate on compliance and enforcement. A Colorado deadline this week brought a surge of producer registrations. Source: Paying their fair share: CAA and states detail approach to EPR enforcement | Packaging Dive

Recycling Today Source: Recycling-related bills greenlit in California – Recycling Today

The City’s LA Sanitation and Environment Department (LASAN) announced that it has successfully diverted more than 1,000 pounds of cotton waste, primarily Source: City of Los Angeles, CA Diverts More than 1,000 Pounds of Cotton Waste from Landfills Through Innovative Pilot Program – Waste Advantage Magazine