Today the Oregon Legislature passed the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (Senate Bill 582) following a nearly three-year effort to improve recycling programs across the state. The Recycling Modernization Act will overhaul Oregon’s outdated recycling system by building on local community programs and leveraging...
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06-24-2021
Waste and recycle companies could be in for sticker shock when it comes to their commercial insurance renewal this year and next. 3 Top Insurance Companies for our industry Liberty Mutual, EMC and Allianz are preparing to non-renew their waste haulers and recyclers. If you are with one of these insurance companies and you are...
06-22-2021
The U.S. recycling of plastic bottles, nonbottle rigids and film declined by 27 million pounds in 2019, or 0.5 percent, according to a new report released today by the Association of Plastic Recyclers, Washington. The report was sponsored by the APR, the Foundation for Plastic Recycling and the American Chemistry Council (ACC...
06-21-2021
DEQ received PaintCare’s updated Oregon Program Plan for 2021-2025 for review and approval. The program plan describes how PaintCare will conduct a program for the collection, transportation, and end-of-life management of paint, including reuse and recycling. The plan also describes how PaintCare will...
06-18-2021
The Democratic-led Maine Legislature has endorsed a first-in-the-nation bill that would shift some recycling and waste disposal costs from local taxpayers to producers of hard-to-recycle packaging materials.
The bill, from Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, is backed by environmental interests and the cities and towns...