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California has recently experienced a significant drop in recycled PET pricing, joining other parts of the country in the downturn.

California wine and liquor drinkers could soon be charged a bottle deposit fee, a way of...

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click to flip through (3) Shutterstock Bags and bags filled with recyclables were piling up in Kathy Hutchinson’s shed. She had been waiting for the Eureka Recycling Center to resume paying for California Refund Value bottles and cans after it closed in March due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the eagerly anticipated reopening was short lived. The center briefly resumed its CRV redemption services last September but an overwhelming demand caused traffic congestion and hazards on Broadway, which caused Humboldt Waste Management Authori...

Share it In a difficult and eventful year, discussions around zero waste policy have not always taken center stage. The recent National Zero Waste Conference offered signs of where the movement is heading and why participants see many opportunities for change. Originally scheduled by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) for March in California, the conference was among the first industry events to be affected by the pandemic. The three-day virtual event held in early December also included a National Recycling Congress that organizers hope can serve as a model for future state events.  As ...