New York is unlikely to have an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law this year. The State Assembly adjourned June 17, 2025, before an EPR bill could reach the floor. Unless a special session takes place in the fall, an EPR measure will not be passed until at least 2026, according to John Richard, director of […]

July 1, 2025, is the deadline for packaging producers to register with the Minnesota extended producer responsibility (EPR) law. And the registration and reporting deadline for Colorado’s EPR law is July 30, 2025, according to Circular Action Alliance (CAA), the approved producer responsibility organization (PRO) in both states. “These dates represent the first key obligations […]

Washington’s new extended producer responsibility (EPR) law calls for a recycling needs assessment by the end of December 2027, according to packinglaw.com®. And a producer responsibility organization (PRO) must register with the state’s Department of Ecology by March 1, 2026, while producers of waste covered by the law must report to the PRO by July […]

NOVA Chemicals, Inc. is now operating three of four of its polyethylene (PE) film recycling lines at a facility in Connersville, Indiana. The plant known as SYNDIGO1 spans 450,000 square feet and will recycle 145,000 bales of end-of-life plastic film to produce over 100 million pounds of SYNDIGO™ recycled linear, low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) suitable for […]