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U.S. Plastics Pact Releases Consensus-Built EPR Policy Position Paper as Guide for State Policies on Packaging Circularity
2025-12-11 12:00:00| Waste Age
The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released its first-ever policy position paper on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), offering a clear, consensus-built framework to guide policymakers as states consider EPR legislation for plastic packaging.
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Inside Emerald Packaging's Push to Scale PCR Across the Produce Industry
2025-12-11 06:20:48| Waste Age
In this Q&A, Kevin Kelly shares what it took to get here and why he sees PCR as both a critical environmental solution and a sound business strategy.
Category: Energy and Environment
Material Waste Flows: Understanding Americas Massive and Growing Resource Footprint
2025-12-11 06:13:49| Waste Age
In the United States, wastewater treatment plants handle approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater daily. Beyond that, billions more gallons of untreated stormwater and sewage overflow into rivers and coastal waters, creating a diffuse but massive challengelargely invisible in traditional waste discussions.
Category: Energy and Environment