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28 Sep 2023
@CRI_Recycle Pres @susanvcollins testified today (9/28) to a U.S. Senate subcommittee on solutions to beverage container waste- including a national #bottlebill. See the hearing (Susan's remarks start @ 21:30) & download our full testimony letter. epw.senate.gov/public/index.…
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New York plastics EPR plan lacks votes to pass, top Democrat says plasticsnews.com/public-poli…
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Jun 8
Michigan State Reps. Julie M. Rogers and Doug Wozniak introduced a bipartisan three-bill package [last] week to strengthen Michigan’s bottle return system, improve consumer access to deposit refunds and provide clearer guidance to retailers. @MIHouseDems housedems.com/rogers-wozniak…
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Jun 5
CRI supports CA AB (bill) 1149, which would extend CalRecycle’s authority to pay Plastic Market Development (PMD) pmts in CA thru 2029 & invest funds annually for PMD pmts to plastic reclaimers & product manufacturers. @PRCCRecycles
Full coalition ltr at tinyurl.com/yhs58wvd
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May 29
Part 2 of the Resource Recycling @rrecycling multi-part series exploring "a report from Beyond Plastics about the recyclability claims for polypropylene cold drink cups from Starbucks. In Part 2, the recycling industry responds to the group’s allegations." resource-recycling.com/plast…
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May 29
The first story in a Resource Recycling @rrecycling multi-part series that "explores a report from Beyond Plastics about the recyclability claims for polypropylene cold drink cups from Starbucks. Part 1 explores what the report reveals about recycling." resource-recycling.com/recyc…
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May 27
"The eight Northeast states that are members of the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ [Assn.] reported disposing of an [est.] 33.56 million tons of waste in 2024. About 23% went to landfills that could close within less than five years." @WasteDive tinyurl.com/4h46yrv6
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May 26
A story in @rrecycling about conditions that "explain why recycling infrastructure is so difficult to scale and so easy to break."
resource-recycling.com/recyc…
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May 21
CRI supports CA Senate Bill 955. The bill would specify that a single Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) does not make an unserved convenience zone served, as well as make some changes to the definition of a supermarket. Read all CRI testimony letters at container-recycling.org/inde…
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May 20
From @rrecycling: "In a move that surprised some stakeholders, a revised California budget proposal includes more than $200 million for beverage container recycling, to help stabilize markets, improve material quality and expand redemption access." Story: resource-recycling.com/plast…
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May 19
From Modernetdigital re Spain's upcoming launch of a beverage container deposit return system (#DRS) "... to comply with a European directive that requires Spain to collect at least 70% of packaging waste. Currently, only 41.3% is recycled ..." modernetdigital.cat/en/artic…
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May 18
From @rrecycling: Niagara Bottling has "acquired the former rPlanet Earth facility in Vernon, California, and will reopen the facility in a push toward vertical integration." Read more: resource-recycling.com/plast…
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May 14
From @washingtonpost: "Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol ... The majority of the items emblazoned with the mark have been virtually impossible to recycle for most people." Read more: washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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May 13
From @rrecycling: "Paper cup recycling capabilities have quadrupled in the past decade, according to industry experts, with work ongoing to expand recycling services nationwide."
Read more: resource-recycling.com/recyc…
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May 12
In Packaging Insights: "Thailand has announced measures to accelerate plastic recycling as the US-Iran war interrupts the flow of petrochemical feedstocks. [This] aims to ease immediate supply pressures and strengthen long-term environmental protection." tinyurl.com/8u7m84t8
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May 8
CRI opposes the recently amended version of CT SB 457. While we recognize the issue the bill is trying to solve, we believe the amended language raises serious legal and practical concerns.
Read the full letter at container-recycling.org/inde…
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May 7
Updates on CA regs for SB 54- the
"Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act"- which establishes a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging pgm in the state.
@rrecycling Stefanie Valentic @StefTalksTrash
resource-recycling.com/plast…
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May 6
The operator of the beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) in England, Northern Ireland & Scotland recently announced that a flat 20p (approx 25¢) deposit will apply to all in-scope containers when the pgm launches in Oct. 2027. exchangeforchange.co.uk/news…
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May 5
CRI President @susanvcollins is looking forward to providing the keynote - "Implementing Zero Waste" - at the Zero Waste North Bay Symposium this Thursday, May 7. We always appreciate the opportunity to share our expertise w/community stakeholders! zerowastenorthbay.org/
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May 4
Thank you to @michigan_public (radio) for interviewing CRI President @susanvcollins for this comprehensive podcast about Michigan's beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill).
michiganpublic.org/podcast/o…
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