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Oregon bottle bill to allow ‘alternative’ return centers

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Oregon state lawmakers recently approved a bill that allows the state to designate new redemption centers in Portland tailored toward canners — people who redeem containers on a daily or near-daily basis — and to allow retailers operating nearby to provide fewer redemption services.

Bottle return at a reverse vending machine.

California advisory board examines barriers to EPR

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Members of the California extended producer responsibility for packaging advisory board have identified dozens of barriers to implementation and offered up possible solutions in a recent report.

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Facing increasing volumes, Ridwell tweaks textile recycling

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After years of collecting textiles from households, Ridwell is now asking customers to self-sort the items into re-wearable and recyclable categories, in response to growing volumes and feedback from end markets. 

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Save the Date! 2024 Resource Recycling Conference

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Federal quicksand

by Antoinette Smith

On tariffs and federal spending, the recycling industry confronts uncertainty and adjusts plans across the U.S.

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Textile recycling enters the fold

by Dan Holtmeyer

This year’s Plastics Recycling Conference featured the first Textile Recovery Summit, a special track devoted to the most recent developments in an old industry.

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