A House subcommittee has voted to advance the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act, clearing a key procedural hurdle for legislation that would...
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A recycled content claims bill in California is on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom. AB 2253 seeks to tighten standards for recycled content claims made...
Read PostCanadian manufacturers will face higher costs for essential production equipment and plastic goods as the federal government announced Tuesday that...
Read PostA federal judge upheld Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act, which created the state’s extended producer...
Read PostThe EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) marks the biggest change to packaging legislation in decades. While often described...
Read PostThe National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors continues to advance a multistate legal offensive against extended producer responsibility...
Read PostThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the U.S. EPA’s designation of two PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under CERCLA....
Read PostThe Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) will begin rolling out from August 2026, introducing stricter requirements for packaging...
Read PostWe are the California businesses and workers who must implement and pay for SB 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022): the farmers, dairies, food...
Read PostSmithers, in partnership with London Packaging Week 2026, reveals how PPWR, EPR and circularity are transforming packaging into a source of...
Read PostDemocrats in Congress have introduced the Truth in Labeling Act, which would “establish clear federal guidelines for labeling consumer...
Read PostConflicting interpretations of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) have created uncertainty over when stretch wrap reaches its...
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