It may be time to give soils and people a few more options in addition to the Certified Organic label.
Source: Connections: Rethinking Organic With Soil Health In Mind | BioCycle
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Dune Ives, formerly of Lonely Whale, takes the helm as The Recycling Partnership’s chief marketing officer. She plans to tackle recycling myths with creative storytelling.
Source: The Recycling Partnership’s new chief marketing officer sees power in a good story | Waste Dive
Closed Loop Partners has provided funding to more than 80 companies and municipalities over its decade in existence, a period of significant turbulence in the U.S. recycling sector.Continue Reading→
Governments and industries are grappling with the dual challenge of managing global waste responsibly while keeping costs manageable as landfill space diminishes and disposal expenses increase. The push for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, already established in Europe and gaining traction in the U.S., underscores a shift towards holding manufacturers accountable for managing their products’ end-of-life disposal, particularly single-use packaging, amidst inadequate recycling infrastructure.
Department of Commerce’s early determinations mirror industry and workforce concerns. By Scott DeFife The June announcement that the U.S.
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Source: ‘Correction year’ reaches its halfway point – Recycling Today
Sen. Jeff Merkley is circulating a draft bill regarding truth in labeling. Packaging groups want it to preempt laws in states such as California and Oregon.
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Recycling’s political paradoxes
Recycling’s political paradoxes
This article appeared in the June 2024 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. As the Republican-majority Iowa Senate neared a final vote on controversial changes to Iowa’s beverage container deposit program, including one allowing most grocery …
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A deep dive into the petrochemical industry’s proposals for the global plastics treaty.
Source: How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas. | Grist
CalRecycle updates EPR covered materials list
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released an updated version of the list of materials covered under its extended producer responsibility program for packaging, making nearly 30 tweaks to the list.
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