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The Recycling Partnership (TRP) recently hosted a webinar called, "By the Numbers: Transforming U.S. Recycling with EPR." The TRP report specifically calls out Belgium, whose EPR program has the highest recycling rate of all jurisdictions studied. Showcasing voices from across the recycling value chain, the speakers shared their unique perspectives on EPR, discussed TRP's "Increasing Recycling Rates with EPR Policy" report, highlighted resources for policymakers, and more. [Extracted from the article]

We're not just changing the packaging composition; we're looking at the brand and what it delivers to the consumer and what consumer expect across all of their touch points with our products and packaging. Stifel recently hosted its first ESG & Impact Summit on "Circular Economy: Separating Fact from Fiction and How Consumer Packaging is Evolving.". [Extracted from the article]

This one-day event is all about the waste and recycling industry's role in building a sustainable future. When most people think "sustainability", they are often surprised to learn about how the waste and recycling industry is increasingly playing a bigger role as well. [Extracted from the article]

B Croke: b We built our Closed Loop Leadership Fund, which is our private equity arm, which Unilever just invested in, as I'd say an evolution of the types of investments we feel like are needed in order to solve some of those supply chain breakages, to be able to scale a circular economy and circular supply chains. Unilever North America has made a $15 million recycling infrastructure investment in the Closed Loop Partners' Leadership Fund. [Extracted from the article]

The company charges a fee per piece of reusable packaging provided, and the price of this deposit is deducted from the customer's next delivery, at which point old packaging is taken back to be cleaned and reused. B Some companies like Ecopod, Lush, and Blueland are having success with product-refill models and/or removing excess water and eliminating the need for plastic packaging. While L'Oreal's plan to transition to zero-waste packaging for some of its products is admirable, we need to see a broader commitment to ditching single-use plastic packaging - whether it's recyclable or not - among leading consumer goods providers. [Extracted from the article]

Worn Again Technologies' unique technology has the ability to replace the use of virgin resources by recapturing raw materials from non-reusable products. As our polymer recycling technology can deal with both pure and blends of polycotton/cellulose, this increases the proportion of suitable non-reusable textile for our process and it contributes in offering a valid solution to increase the current 1% of textile recycled today. [Extracted from the article]

Its CEO David Biderman emphasized SWANA's support for legislative proposals that would provide federal funding and support for local recycling programs, including Save Our Seas 2.0, which the Senate unanimously approved in January. It also urged EPW and others to "hold EPA to its commitment to issue national recycling goals in Fall 2020 and ensure that recycling workers receive appropriate personal protective equipment and priority for COVID-19 testing.". [Extracted from the article]

An interview is presented with Anne Germain, vice president (VP) of technical and regulatory affairs for the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) on consumer education and plastic exports. Topics discussed include the art of collaboration and gaining consensus in groups; challenging aspect related to landfills at the Delaware Solid Waste Authority and the impact of technology change on the waste and recycling industry.