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Boxed vs. bottled: Not all sustainability claims hold water, nonprofit says
The brand Boxed Water is Better agreed to change certain environmental statements on its packaging in response to a nonprofit’s review, which was requested by the International Bottled Water Association.
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Reworld outlines growth of non-incineration capacity
The company’s portfolio of waste combustion facilities has declined in recent years, but its network of materials processing facilities and alternative fuel production has grown significantly.
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Sullivan County, Tennessee, opens $3.5M recycling facility
The county-run facility, funded in part by grants from the state’s Department of Environment and Conservation, aims to improve recycling access and infrastructure in a region with a growing population.
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Biogas groups disappointed by EPA’s proposed RFS update
The U.S. EPA is lowering its volume expectations for transportation fuels made from waste after multiple years of the sector not meeting production targets.
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Trump signs resolutions killing California’s zero-emissions rules
President Donald Trump called for ending electric vehicle mandates, signing off on a trio of congressional joint resolutions.
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Textile recycling programs move forward across US
CalRecycle is ramping up textile EPR implementation, while existing municipal programs in Ohio and New Jersey aim to strengthen textile recycling.
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Oregon, New Hampshire, Ohio and Hawai’i lawmakers consider landfill restrictions
Bills meant to restrict landfill expansions or operations are awaiting governors’ approval in several states, while New Hampshire lawmakers are mulling landfill siting provisions in a recent budget bill.
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State packaging EPR leaders swap stories as implementation advances
Lawmakers and regulators from California, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Tennessee shared insights on scaling up at a Product Stewardship Institute event.
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Cyclic Materials to open $25M rare earth recycling facility in Canada
The recycling and R&D facility is meant to process 500 metric tons of magnets a year. The resulting material would supply companies with feedstock for new components for EVs, wind turbines and electronics.
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Notable waste and recycling conferences in 2025
The Resource Recycling Conference originally planned for Aug. 4-6 has been canceled. It will now be co-located with the Plastics Recycling and Textile Recovery Conference, happening Feb. 23-25, 2026, in San Diego.
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EPA encourages use of tribal assistance funding programs
A range of programs administered by the U.S. EPA, federal Indian Health Service agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture offer different kinds of assistance for projects like transfer stations and open dump cleanups.
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Senate committee moves Busterud nomination forward for EPA waste office
The full Senate will next consider the nomination. Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito commended John Busterud's qualifications, though some Democrats criticized the U.S. EPA’s recent policies related to pollution.
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TrackerTracking recycling laws by state
The Texas legislature sent a right-to-repair bill to the governor’s desk, Oregon’s governor signed a law creating “alternative” redemption center locations and Colorado’s governor signed a battery EPR law.
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The U.S. could increase biogas projects 8-fold, American Biogas Council says
Total buildout of available capacity varies between 36% and 2% among states, according to the industry group.
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BTS Bioenergy charts new path, scraps California digester project
The company, formerly named Bioenergy Devco, has been retooling its strategy amid problems at its Maryland facility and shifting fortunes in California. CEO Nick Thomas said he’s hoping to begin a new era.
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‘A wild ride’: California EPR regulatory revision process advances
After reviewing new comments on SB 54, “while I can see we did some things well, there's some components of our regulations that are still going to need work” prior to formal rulemaking, said CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller.
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Where 3 key waste and recycling bills stand in California
Bills managing marine flares, establishing a tax exemption for certain Chiquita Canyon compensation payments and expanding composting regulations for certain farmers are still in play after a legislative deadline.
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A recipe for disasters: The art of bird flu composting
The multiyear spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza has resulted in a significant number of animal carcasses. Compost experts travel to farms around the country to deal with the problem.
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Honeywell, Samsung subsidiary, others create SAF Technology Alliance
The SAF Technology Alliance will create an end-to-end integrated solution to turn waste from a feedstock into sustainable aviation fuel to help scale the industry.
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EQT could acquire majority stake in landfill RNG company Waga Energy
EQT has entered negotiations with the intention of taking Waga private. The firm says the investment is key to accelerating Waga’s position in the global renewable natural gas market.
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Oregon governor signs bottle bill update for ‘alternative’ redemption centers
The law aims to offer more redemption points in an effort to reduce the strain on Portland-area retailers and support canners who make an income from collecting containers.
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Trump’s EPA budget would cut funds appropriated for waste offices
The budget would cut certain waste and recycling grant programs and enforcement related activities. It would also transition Superfund remediation work to a revenue source boosted in recent years through legislation.
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Déjà vu? New York EPR bill unpopular with packaging groups awaits fate in Assembly
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act has again passed the Senate. A host of trade groups that dislike the bill’s material restrictions and recycled content requirements have voiced support for an alternate bill.
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Planned West Virginia pyrolysis plant misses payments on $44M in bonds
The plant, commissioned by a subsidiary of Empire Diversified Energy, was set to convert waste plastic to electricity. Its future is unclear.
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TrackerTracking GHG emissions of US waste management companies
Montrose Environmental Group released a new sustainability report featuring data from last year.
Updated June 6, 2025
