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Once implemented, the law could provide a template for other states exploring extended producer responsibility for packaging laws.

The package deposit system will start operating on February 1. Major retailers are obliged to enter into a contract for the introduction of the deposit system, and some 100 companies have not yet done...

I was told that a man by the name of John Doe passed through the offices of Argentine congressmen. He wasn’t carrying heavy bags of cash, but only had an

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Urban recyclers in Argentina called on Tuesday for activities and rallies in various parts of the country to demand the approval of the Law of Packaging with Social Inclusion which will be presented today in Congress, and set budgets for environmental protection in packaging management. “The 150,000 cartoneros who prevent the system from collapsing, work in terrible conditions, thousands of them do it in the dumps without toilets, water, or roof to cover themselves ...

Washington State has enacted a law that establishes minimum recycled content requirements for certain plastic products and prohibits the sale and distribution of certain expanded polystyrene products. 

Washington Department of Ecology released a draft document outlining definitions for specific food packaging applications and alternatives it plans to use in the second Alternative Assessment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in food packaging.

Monday, March 1, 2021 On February 20, 2021, China National Health Commission (NHC) approved 2 new food-contact materials, 3 additives for expanded usage and 1 new resin. The substances and specifications are listed below. New Food-Contact Materials Calcium hydroxide (CAS no. 1305-62-0) for use in PP at a maximum use level of 0.05%. Alkanes, C11-15-iso- (CAS no. 90622-58-5) for use in printing inks (indirect contact with food) at a maximum use level of 90% and a specific migration limi...