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