253 articles by Maria Rachal

• California advances compostables, recycled content labeling bills

  May 29, 2026

• Oregon updates responsible end markets verification process

  May 22, 2026

• More litigation expected over California recycling regulations

  May 13, 2026

• Maine’s packaging EPR implementation lags

  May 11, 2026

• 5 predictions as US packaging EPR progresses

  May 6, 2026

• At long last, California publishes SB 54 EPR rules

  May 4, 2026

• California bills propose compostables restrictions

  April 22, 2026

• Next step in recycling more healthcare plastics: Better labeling

  April 13, 2026

• AF&PA can’t join NAW’s Oregon EPR lawsuit, judge rules

  April 7, 2026

• New EU guidance on PPWR released less than 5 months from start date

  March 31, 2026

• California’s recyclability labeling law under fire in new lawsuit

  March 18, 2026

• Paper industry joins Oregon EPR lawsuit

  March 17, 2026

• Tennessee packaging EPR bill sidelined for 2026

  March 12, 2026

• Washington taps Circular Action Alliance as PRO for packaging EPR

  March 5, 2026

• Producers, composters renew push for federal rulemaking on compost

  Feb. 23, 2026

• Recycled content claims bill introduced in Congress

  Feb. 13, 2026

• Oregon judge grants wholesalers preliminary injunction in packaging EPR case

  Feb. 9, 2026

• CAA readies California EPR program plan without finalized rules or needs assessment

  Jan. 26, 2026

• New Jersey adopts law to reduce restaurants’ plastic waste

  Jan. 21, 2026

• BPI still seeking compost rulemaking at USDA

  Jan. 21, 2026

• USDA organics board rejects compostable polymers, puts paper on watch

  Jan. 14, 2026

• California packaging EPR rules delayed again

  Jan. 12, 2026

• Pack Act introduced in Congress to cut through labeling confusion

  Dec. 18, 2025

• 4 insights on the state of PET recycling and rPET in packaging

  Dec. 11, 2025

• Amcor eyes ‘dual end of life’ optionality for innovation investments

  Dec. 1, 2025

• NAW escalates Oregon EPR lawsuit, seeking preliminary injunction

  Nov. 26, 2025

• Bottle bill talks gain momentum amid America First buzz, EPR

  Nov. 21, 2025

• How much further can source reduction in packaging go?

  Nov. 20, 2025

• How packaging producers and CPGs stacked up in EMF’s 2025 progress report

  Nov. 14, 2025

• Aluminum beverage can recycling rate hit 75% globally: report

  Nov. 13, 2025

• Coca-Cola reports jump in packaging deemed recyclable

  Sept. 23, 2025

• Circular Action Alliance taps new California executive director

  Aug. 28, 2025

• Wholesalers shed more light on Oregon packaging EPR legal challenge

  Aug. 25, 2025

• Blue Polymers takes over food-grade rPET pellet production in California

  Aug. 20, 2025

• Bold Reuse, PepsiCo partner on NFL stadium cups

  Aug. 18, 2025

• After Oregon packaging EPR law launches, wholesaler lawsuit follows

  Aug. 4, 2025

• Where new recycling laws are taking effect in July

  June 30, 2025

• Maine Gov. Mills alters packaging EPR law, to industry’s relief

  June 24, 2025

• US senators call on EPA to study reuse, refill

  June 20, 2025

• New York legislative session ends without Assembly vote on packaging EPR

  June 18, 2025

• State packaging EPR leaders swap stories as implementation advances

  June 12, 2025

• ‘A wild ride’: California EPR regulatory revision process advances

  June 6, 2025

• Déjà vu? New York EPR bill unpopular with packaging groups awaits fate in Assembly

  June 4, 2025

• Hawai’i governor signs packaging EPR study bill

  June 2, 2025

• Will 2025 EPR laws pave the way for more packaging policy?

  May 28, 2025

• CalRecycle unveils new SB 54 text; Wagoner out as CAA’s California lead

  May 22, 2025

• Washington Gov. Ferguson signs packaging EPR law

  May 17, 2025

• California compostable packaging restriction could have ‘chilling effect’

  May 16, 2025

• Maryland Gov. Moore signs packaging EPR into law

  May 13, 2025

• Ameripen names new executive director

  May 13, 2025

• GreenBlue shares How2Recycle label updates, launches tube and thermoform group

  May 7, 2025

• CPGs unlikely to hit 2025 PCR goals, Ameripen analysis shows

  April 28, 2025

• Packaging groups support combo EPR, bottle bill legislation in Rhode Island

  April 23, 2025

• US states renew push for tethered bottle caps to help recycling

  March 27, 2025

• Packaging groups back bipartisan recycling bill in Congress

  March 21, 2025

• Recyclers give packaging designers a glimpse into limitations, opportunities in today’s MRFs

  March 17, 2025

• Navigating next steps on EPR in California and beyond

  March 12, 2025

• Walmart says it’s unlikely to meet 2025 plastic, recycling targets

  March 12, 2025

• Newsom sends California back to the drawing board on EPR implementation

  March 10, 2025

• How PROs can support reuse in EPR programs

  Feb. 20, 2025

• Minnesota taps Circular Action Alliance for EPR program

  Feb. 19, 2025

• How2Recycle questions recyclability level of aerosol cans, boosts paper canisters

  Feb. 7, 2025

• Canada’s retaliatory tariffs to impact paper, plastic packaging

  Feb. 3, 2025

• 9 stats about US packaging recycling

  Jan. 24, 2025

• CalRecycle releases source reduction baseline report; updates on foam enforcement

  Jan. 6, 2025

• Aluminum can recycling in US at lowest point in decades: report

  Dec. 9, 2024

• California PRO names former CalRecycle director as state lead

  Dec. 5, 2024

• Coca-Cola lowers ambition with new 2035 packaging sustainability targets

  Dec. 3, 2024

• EPA calls for developing national EPR framework

  Nov. 22, 2024

• Waste, packaging leaders react to Trump’s pick of Zeldin to lead EPA

  Nov. 15, 2024

• How supplier collaboration, investing in data can help brands’ EPR transition

  Nov. 7, 2024

• How2Recycle doesn’t want to abandon the chasing arrows

  Oct. 16, 2024

• Clorox says 2023 cyberattack hurt progress on 2030 plastic, waste reduction goals

  Oct. 11, 2024

• The How2Recycle label is getting a new look

  Oct. 1, 2024

• Lawsuits from California AG and others take aim at ExxonMobil’s chemical recycling claims

  Sept. 24, 2024

• California closes reusable plastic carryout bag loophole

  Sept. 23, 2024

• Multimaterial plastic packaging, some produce stickers land on ‘problematic’ materials list for elimination

  Sept. 4, 2024

• CalRecycle aims to scale beverage container redemption with $70M in grants

  Aug. 28, 2024

• How Minnesota’s packaging stakeholders got EPR across the finish line

  Aug. 9, 2024

• Mars doubts it can achieve 2025 sustainable packaging targets

  July 31, 2024

• Packaging groups engaged on numerous state EPR bills in 2024. What have they learned?

  July 17, 2024

• Massachusetts Senate calls for EPR study commission in broader plastics bill

  June 24, 2024

• Minnesota governor signs packaging EPR law with mixed response from recyclers

  May 22, 2024

• Litter audit data could drive more litigation and policy, experts say

  May 22, 2024

• Minnesota legislature passes packaging EPR bill with ‘shared responsibility’ model

  May 21, 2024

• EPR laws’ labeling implications create more questions for CPGs

  May 8, 2024

• Colorado legislature greenlights ‘medium’ scenario for EPR implementation

  April 24, 2024

• Circular Action Alliance is lone PRO to submit program plan for Oregon EPR

  April 3, 2024

• Keurig brewing up compostable K-Rounds as alternative to plastic coffee pods

  March 15, 2024

• California opens public comment period on draft EPR regulations

  March 13, 2024

• 5 themes from the Senate hearing on packaging EPR

  March 7, 2024

• New York EPR bill gets refreshed 2024 push

  Jan. 22, 2024

• CalRecycle releases initial findings for recyclability labeling, EPR law implementation

  Jan. 3, 2024

• Ball pushes EPR with deposit return systems in latest ‘50 States of Recycling’ report

  Dec. 20, 2023

• US Plastics Pact advises on role of mass balance in PCR certification

  Nov. 27, 2023

• Amped-up ‘Break Free from Plastic’ legislation reintroduced in Congress

  Oct. 26, 2023

• CalRecycle seeks PRO applicants for California packaging EPR law

  Oct. 13, 2023

• US Composting Council, BPI release product labeling legislative guidelines

  Oct. 6, 2023

• CPGs, brands respond to EPA’s draft plastic pollution prevention strategy

  Aug. 16, 2023

• Kraft Heinz looks to transform plastic packaging portfolio

  Aug. 2, 2023

• Coca-Cola to source rPET from Republic Services’ upcoming polymer centers

  July 17, 2023

• Rhode Island legislature supports restricting foam containers, mini alcohol bottles

  June 20, 2023

• Recycling stakeholders report minor progress in second round of UN plastic pollution talks

  June 7, 2023

• General Mills, Horizon Organic to add QR codes with location-specific recycling information

  May 31, 2023

• Debates emerge as FTC reassesses packaging recyclability claims under Green Guides

  May 24, 2023

• Reports recommend packaging changes ahead of next global plastics treaty negotiations

  May 17, 2023

• Amazon, Yum Brands, Kroger face upcoming shareholder votes on circular packaging

  May 10, 2023

• Recycling, packaging groups urge FTC to modernize Green Guides

  April 26, 2023

• Reuse gets enthusiastic White House, EPA support

  April 26, 2023

• Bold Reuse launches retail glass packaging reuse pilot

  April 17, 2023

• Ball’s net zero climate plans touts support for EPR, container deposit policy

  April 7, 2023

• CNG, electric or hybrid? WM execs talk evolving fleet strategy

  March 21, 2023

• Plastics recyclers examine influence of secondary sortation, legislation and flexible packaging on PCR markets

  March 8, 2023

• EPR ‘crucial’ to hitting resource recovery goal, GFL exec says

  March 3, 2023

• US Plastics Pact makes varied progress on circular packaging; 2025 targets may be out of reach

  Feb. 27, 2023

• First NYC commercial waste zone implementation could begin in 2024, DSNY says

  Feb. 23, 2023

• Republic plans electric fleet expansion with Oshkosh deal, anticipates EV purchase jump by 2028

  Feb. 21, 2023

• Direct Pack gets Recycling Partnership grant for PET thermoform recycling in Mexico

  Feb. 10, 2023

• City Haul: How fast-growing cities have rerouted their collection systems

  Feb. 6, 2023

• Battery electric could be 63% of refuse truck sales come 2030: report

  Jan. 31, 2023

• New York to have citywide curbside composting by end of 2024, mayor says

  Jan. 27, 2023

• Analysis of local climate action plans and solid waste planning shows overlapping opportunities

  Jan. 26, 2023

• Lag times, labor shortfalls and leasing: What’s affecting waste fleet management in 2023

  Jan. 20, 2023

• Nashville launching $4.8M curbside recycling expansion

  Jan. 18, 2023

• 6 waste and recycling trends to watch in 2023

  Jan. 12, 2023

• Number of waste workers grew faster than broader US jobs category over 2022

  Jan. 9, 2023

• By the numbers: 2022 waste and recycling trends with implications for 2023

  Jan. 4, 2023

• With safety improvements, waste and recycling collection fell to the 7th deadliest job in 2021: BLS

  Dec. 16, 2022

• Battle Motors CEO talks supply chains, the future of EVs for waste and operating in a ‘cutthroat business’

  Dec. 9, 2022

• DC revisiting 2032 zero waste target as it proposes new policies, plans curbside compost pilot

  Dec. 8, 2022

• WASTECON host city San Diego plans organics, trash, plastics changes

  Dec. 6, 2022

• Mapping zero waste cities: Where local governments are pursuing waste prevention and diversion

  Nov. 30, 2022

• Beyond recycling: What’s next for effective zero waste planning

  Nov. 30, 2022

• Seattle plans to move beyond diversion rate goals as it doubles down on waste prevention

  Nov. 28, 2022

• San Diego’s Measure B, which would allow waste collection fees, poised to pass

  Nov. 21, 2022

• Elections 2022: Denver greenlights recycling expansion, a close decision on San Diego trash fees and more

  Nov. 9, 2022

• GFL Q3 revenue jumps, ESG targets to come this month

  Nov. 3, 2022

• Clean Harbors names co-CEOs in first major leadership change since its founding

  Nov. 2, 2022

• Where voters will consider waste and recycling initiatives

  Nov. 1, 2022

• Republic Services pricing at record highs as it fights recycled commodity price declines and cost inflation

  Oct. 28, 2022

• San Antonio targets demolition waste, spurs material reuse with deconstruction ordinance

  Oct. 25, 2022

• Lost carts, heavy volumes: Florida waste haulers get back to work after Hurricane Ian

  Oct. 18, 2022

• 3 questions with Trash Warrior, the B2B hauling platform used by big brands like Amazon and Instacart

  Oct. 17, 2022

• Richard’s Disposal to continue collecting waste in Jackson, Mississippi, local reports say

  Oct. 11, 2022

• Reuse tech startup Rheaply targets C&D waste with Materials Marketplace acquisition

  Oct. 10, 2022

• Zero waste should be an important part of climate plans, GAIA urges

  Oct. 5, 2022

• AMCS sees opportunity to advance tech adoption amid waste industry consolidation

  Oct. 4, 2022

• City Haul: Making yard waste programs more resilient

  Sept. 26, 2022

• Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis prompts PET bottle surge and recycling efforts

  Sept. 21, 2022

• What’s next for Battle Motors, the fast-growing manufacturer focused on refuse trucks, after $150M funding

  Sept. 16, 2022

• On electric truck transition, SWANA recommends wait-and-see approach

  Sept. 13, 2022

• US job growth tempered in August as waste management and remediation added 2.3K employees

  Sept. 7, 2022

• Plugging $1B for alternative fuel vehicles, EPA head test-drives electric garbage truck

  Aug. 30, 2022

• Jersey City mapping food rescue opportunities with support from NRDC grant

  Aug. 29, 2022

• With sponsored CDL training, city waste leaders hope ‘if you build it, they will come’

  Aug. 26, 2022

• Replenysh is working to connect recycling deserts’ untapped supply of commodities with brands’ demand

  Aug. 23, 2022

• Republic Services ESG reports call out growing risks from extreme heat, rainfall

  Aug. 12, 2022

• Recession or not, waste and recycling companies say outlooks remain strong

  Aug. 8, 2022

• Waste worker head counts increase in better-than-expected July jobs report

  Aug. 8, 2022

• Republic Services eyes $600M in 2022 acquisition spending outside of US Ecology

  Aug. 5, 2022

• SWEEP sustainability standard pilot moving forward after pandemic slowdowns

  July 26, 2022

• Reusables player r.Cup expanding in Seattle, adding central washing infrastructure

  July 20, 2022

• Gainesville, Florida, seeks to be Southeast leader with major EV deployment, zero-waste policies

  July 19, 2022

• Summer heat affects collection routes as OSHA continues process toward workplace heat standard

  July 6, 2022

• WM explains plans to accelerate automation amid a 'war for talent'

  June 15, 2022

• How Cleveland is restarting curbside recycling after more than 2 years

  June 13, 2022

• New York business improvement districts adapt to expansion of waste containerization pilot

  June 6, 2022

• City Haul: Federal pandemic funds offer rare opportunity for waste and recycling investments

  May 24, 2022

• WasteExpo highlights big ideas for solving food waste, recycling, data and infrastructure problems

  May 19, 2022

• Electric evolution increasingly seen as inevitable for waste and recycling fleets

  May 16, 2022

• Dispatches from WasteExpo Day 1: Latinx business leaders, mobile collection apps and PFAS in biosolids

  May 10, 2022

• Republic Services plugs US Ecology-driven expansion, Archaea RNG deal

  May 6, 2022

• Minneapolis shares its years of organics collection expertise as other major cities consider new efforts

  May 3, 2022

• Boston curbside composting pilot to begin service in August

  April 21, 2022

• Denver City Council greenlights pay-as-you-throw system for 2023

  April 8, 2022

• Latest UN climate change report highlights urban mitigation strategies, circular materials management

  April 5, 2022

• Fuel price bump prompts surcharges, renewed interest in waste and recycling fleet transitions

  March 17, 2022

• City Haul: Inside top issues facing municipal waste leaders

  March 16, 2022

• Biden touts direct municipal aid in ARPA, infrastructure law at NLC conference

  March 15, 2022

• Bonuses, balance and respect: What will it take to attract more waste and recycling job applicants?

  March 7, 2022

• Los Angeles City Council moves toward phasing out single-use plastics, including bags and EPS foam

  Feb. 28, 2022

• City Haul: Labor constraints lead waste agencies to get creative

  Feb. 24, 2022

• Republic Services highlights 'both and' approach to grow solid waste, environmental solutions segments

  Feb. 11, 2022

• Workforce questions set to dominate waste collection’s evolution in 2022, with fleet tech still catching up

  Feb. 9, 2022

• New York City mayor elevates environmental justice in climate approach

  Feb. 3, 2022

• As federal vaccine mandate stalls, challenging January continues for waste services

  Jan. 26, 2022

• 8 questions about the top trends shaping waste and recycling in 2022

  Jan. 13, 2022

• Omicron spread disrupts US waste and recycling operations as 2022 begins

  Jan. 6, 2022

• By the numbers: 2021's waste and recycling trends

  Dec. 23, 2021

• Reuse rebounds: National Zero Waste Conference highlights policy potential in 2022

  Dec. 13, 2021

• City Haul: How leaders navigate turbulent recycling narratives

  Dec. 1, 2021

• As circular economy momentum builds, Rheaply seeks to grow reuse connections

  Nov. 29, 2021

• Waste and recycling employers prepping for OSHA coronavirus requirements amid legal holdups

  Nov. 22, 2021

• How US recycling programs make it work from coast to coast

  Nov. 15, 2021

• What waste industry CEOs said about the labor market during Q3 earnings calls

  Nov. 5, 2021

• Solid waste collection, landfill workers saw injury rate drop in 2020: BLS data

  Nov. 4, 2021

• Republic Services M&A spending on track to top $1B in 2021, highest in over a decade

  Oct. 29, 2021

• City Haul: A new class of municipal waste leaders emerges

  Oct. 20, 2021

• Republic Services aims to bolster diesel technician pipeline, with eye toward EV training

  Oct. 14, 2021

• Rescue funds buoy economic outlooks, but cities eager for infrastructure dollars: NLC report

  Oct. 7, 2021

• Waste and recycling employers watch for next steps on COVID-19 requirements

  Oct. 4, 2021

• Wastequip commits to further reducing its virgin resin use

  Sept. 22, 2021

• Covanta, Casella, Vanguard Renewables and others continue the conversation at virtual WasteExpo

  Sept. 17, 2021

• Waste industry monitors service disruptions amid spread of delta variant

  Aug. 16, 2021

• Resource Recycling Conference highlights role of markets, labor and climate in municipal recycling

  Aug. 10, 2021

• Republic Services Q2: 'no pause' on M&A after Santek, eyeing environmental solutions deals

  July 30, 2021

• SWEEP adds Bay Area partners to growing SMM certification pilot

  July 23, 2021

• City hiring woes and solutions; New $16B pitch for recycling infrastructure

  July 16, 2021

• Chicago exploring organics and textile recycling, commercial waste zones through new strategy

  July 15, 2021

• 'Electric is not easy': LA, NYC look to build capacity for more battery EVs in refuse fleets

  July 2, 2021

• What municipal leaders discussed at WasteExpo; Northeast bag bans take force

  July 1, 2021

• Employers convey hiring difficulties at WasteExpo, while others encourage considering less 'traditional' talent pools

  June 30, 2021

• Expanding curbside recycling after a tumultuous few years

  June 24, 2021

• Atlanta and San Francisco's food waste wisdom; how the pandemic affected recycling education

  June 17, 2021

• EPA explores aligning 2030 food waste goal with UN target, official says

  June 15, 2021

• City budget season brings new waste initiatives in DC, Baltimore, elsewhere

  June 10, 2021

• Roundup: 'Recycling is infrastructure too,' Twin Cities poised for landfill expansion

  June 3, 2021

• Waste Management looks to surpass 80% CNG collection fleet

  June 2, 2021

• Roundup: Boston mayoral candidates talk up curbside organics, litter differs in bottle bill states

  May 27, 2021

• Roundup: Driver shortages hamper local waste collection, US recycling infrastructure begs $17B expansion

  May 20, 2021

• Roundup: New York City clears legislative hurdle on plastics reduction

  May 14, 2021

• Composting infrastructure coalition seeks hundreds of millions for federal grants, loans

  May 11, 2021

• Roundup: City reopenings portend commercial waste shifts

  May 7, 2021

• Republic ups guidance as Santek acquisition is finalized, CEO handoff on horizon

  May 6, 2021

• As litter balloons, local governments and residents try new approaches

  May 3, 2021

• Roundup: Food waste back in the spotlight

  April 30, 2021

• Pittsburgh pursues sustainable deconstruction policy to salvage building materials

  April 26, 2021

• Roundup: Stimulus funding for city waste initiatives, DC and NY inch toward zero waste goals

  April 23, 2021

• Waste and recycling sector encourages coronavirus vaccinations as barriers fall

  April 20, 2021

• Roundup: Recology corruption charges mount in SF, NYC's waste neighbors propose a change

  April 16, 2021

• Roundup: Local governments continue to fight illegal dumping, adapt curbside recycling

  April 9, 2021

• Food waste action plan calls for organics diversion infrastructure, compost market expansion

  April 8, 2021

• Washington, DC, zero waste bill is now law, though funding remains uncertain

  April 5, 2021

• Roundup: Biden infrastructure plan light on waste details, report highlights recycling data gap

  April 1, 2021

• LA, Philadelphia, DC compost leaders look to better leverage city park sites

  March 30, 2021

• Roundup: How cities are bucking privatization, fighting contamination via smartphones

  March 26, 2021

• Cleveland curbside recycling to be revived through opt-in program

  March 10, 2021

• PPP funds for waste, recycling companies slow to roughly $41M in early 2021

  March 3, 2021

• Stericycle, Clean Harbors, US Ecology see small COVID-related revenue bumps

  March 1, 2021

• Republic Services reiterates all in on electrification over CNG, Santek close nearing

  Feb. 23, 2021

• New year brings string of partnerships on waste fleet electrification

  Feb. 22, 2021

• Waste employers prep COVID-19 vaccine plans as most workers still await shots

  Feb. 16, 2021

• Austin, Texas, pitches customer cost savings as curbside composting reaches over 200K homes

  Feb. 4, 2021

• 7 takeaways on organics recycling trends from COMPOST2021

  Feb. 3, 2021

• WASTECON: Coronavirus underscores shared challenges and adaptations for city leaders

  Feb. 1, 2021

• Fleet tech forges ahead, but some bide time on higher-stake EV investments

  Jan. 26, 2021

• Cleveland seeks roadmap to more circular economy while awaiting curbside recycling reboot

  Jan. 13, 2021

• 9 questions about the future of waste and recycling in 2021

  Jan. 13, 2021

• Vaccine rollout boosts medical waste volumes, as workers wait for their shot

  Jan. 7, 2021

• Waste industry secured nearly $812M in first batch of PPP loans, as stimulus bill sets up second round

  Dec. 23, 2020

• Collection worker fatalities fell in 2019, rank as 6th deadliest job: BLS

  Dec. 17, 2020

• Environmental groups urge Biden to take action on plastics, prioritize market development

  Dec. 9, 2020

• Credit system launches aimed at boosting plastics recovery

  Aug. 5, 2020