by Jeanine Vecchio | Jan 9, 2023 | Recycling
California, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, New York and Washington, D.C. are among the jurisdictions enforcing new recycling and waste laws, including bag fees, bottle bill updates and organics mandates. Some people start the new year with resolutions, but several states...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Jan 9, 2023 | Supply Chain
Companies that have not yet mapped their supply chains may need to scramble to comply with 2023’s expected new regulatory requirements. There is now tremendous bipartisan congressional interest in managing where companies get their products from and to whom they sell...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Oct 27, 2022 | Post Consumer Resin, Resin Increase/Decrease
From fresh steak to new phones, the goods we buy are usually wrapped in one thing: plastic. And plastic dominates how we pack and store products for good reason – it is lightweight, cost-efficient, and durable. Plastic helps us transport and receive goods in perfect...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Oct 27, 2022 | Recycling
Washington — Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as “fiction.” Titled “Circular Claims Fall Flat...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Oct 27, 2022 | Sustainability
Think about the last time you went to the grocery store. Maybe you bought a gallon of milk, a carton of strawberries, a box of granola bars, a jar of peanut butter. Each of these food or beverage products likely came in plastic or glass packaging. Humans have become...
