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2026

New Statewide Program Makes Paint Recycling Easier in Maryland | PR Newswire, March 2026
Statewide paint recycling program launches in Maryland | Waste Today, March 2026

2025

Statewide Paint Recycling Program Debuts in Illinois | Waste360, December 2025
New York State Launches Vape Recycling Pilot to Address Growing Health and Waste Challenge | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, December 2025
These are the States Clamping Down on Disposable Vapes and Here’s How They Are Doing it | Waste360, November 2025
A call for Washington to ‘harmonize’ state EPR rules | Plastic News, October 2025
Finding where compostable packaging fits in EPR | Policy Pickup, October 2025
Missouri Solid Waste Management District O and Product Stewardship Institute Launch Missouri’s First Vape Waste Pilot Program | Waste Advantage Magazine, September 2025
Vape waste pilot in Missouri aims to shed light on long-term disposal solutions | Waste Dive, September 2025
The state packaging EPR leaders swap stories as implementation advances | Waste Dive, June 2025
EPR vs. Bottle Bills: Beverage Giants Speak Out | Packaging Digest, June 2025
Colorado legislature passes battery EPR bill | Recycling Today, May 2025
Maryland Gov. Moore signs packaging EPR into law | Packaging Dive, May 2025
Healthcare waste in residential streams keeps growing. Now what? | Waste Dive, May 2025
EPR for Maryland: How SB 901 became law | Resource Recycling, May 2025
SWANA and 13 Other Organizations Call for Action and Coordination on Product Safety | Waste Advantage, April 2025
Massachusetts EPR commission starting with paint, mattresses, batteries | Waste Dive, April 2025
Oregon Set to Launch “Shared Responsibility” EPR | Waste360, March 2025
Navigating next steps on EPR in California and beyond | Packaging Dive, March 2025
Oregon Simplifies EPR Exemption | Resource Recycling, February 2025

2024

Massachusetts governor signs law to form EPR commission for packaging, other categories | Waste Dive, December 2024
Illinois Launches Sweeping Battery EPR Law | Waste360, November 2024
Steward™: A Fresh Approach to Paint Storage | PR Newswire, November 2024
Campaign to Raise Awareness for Safe Disposal in Oklahoma (PSI Press Release) | Waste Advantage, October 2024
California passes EPR for textiles, a US first | Plastics Recycling Update, October 2024
In nationwide first, California passes EPR for textiles | Resource Recycling, October 2024
Fitting e-commerce into packaging EPR | Resource Recycling, October 2024
This item starts trash fires, but producers avoid responsibility. Now, Boise shop is taking action. | Idaho Statesman, October 2024
EPR Bills on California Governor’s Desk Reflect Strong and Growing Movement (PSI Blog) | Waste Advantage, September 2024
Product Stewardship Institute to Host Webinar on Building Reusable Packaging Systems | Packaging Strategies, August 2024
Calif. to develop EV battery recycling program | Pluribus News, August 2024
Illinois joins nationwide push for producer responsibility in battery recycling | Pluribus News, August 2024
Panelists: EPR in Minnesota part of needed change | Resource Recycling, August 2024
How Did EPR start? | Sustainable Packaging Podcast, August 2024
Clearing a Path Forward for Advanced Technologies | Recycling Magazine, Spring 2024
Making Sense of Domestic and Global EPR Regs | Packaging Digest, August 2024
How Minnesota’s packaging stakeholders got EPR across the finish line | Packaging Dive, August 2024
Stewardship advocacy group reports on ‘foundational’ work | Resource Recycling, July 2024
Companies Seek Federal EPR: How Producers Can Prepare | Waste360, June 2024
How Medical Sharps Disposal Came To Oklahoma | Earth911, May 2024
Maryland Adopts PaintCare Program | Coatings World, May 2024
Bills aimed at reducing waste shift onus to producers | Pluribus News, April 2024
Letters: Producer Responsibility Program | Times-Call, March 2024
Product Stewardship Institute Provides Vape Policy Expertise in Boulder County, CO | Waste Advantage, March 2024
Vape users needed for focus group on device disposal | Longmont Leader, February 2024
Environmental Groups Eye a Potential Win with New York Packaging Bill | Inside Climate News, February 2024
Policy being studied in Illinois could boost the state’s recycling rate | Daily Herald, February 2024
Connecticut’s Housatonic Recources Recovery Authority Building Effective Community Programs | Waste Advantage, January 2024
EPR, bottle bills and right-to-repair legislation make a return in 2024 with nuanced new details | WasteDive, January 2024
Frustrated Homeowner Perplexed by Absurd Junk Mail: ‘They send this in the mail every month’| The Cool Down, January 2024
New Jersey enacts EPR law for EV batteries | Recycling Today, January 2024
New Jersey governor signs EPR law for electric vehicle batteries | WasteDive, January 2024
Let’s make paper recycling even stronger with EPR | WasteDive, January 2024
Paint Recycling for All: Missouri Initiative Seeks Increased Access for Managing Leftover and Unused Paint | Missouri Life Magazine, January 2024

2023

Illinois Becomes 11th State to Adopt PaintCare Program | Coatings World, December 2023
Plastics in focus as EPR rules heat up | Plastics Recycling, October 2023
Hate packaging? Join the crowd — but give it a closer look | Plastics Recycling, October 2023
Panelists: Careful use of PROs can ensure efficient collection | Resource Recycling, October 2023
‘Agnostic’ states search for answers on chemical recycling | Plastics Recycling, October 2023
Documentary looks at how ‘we love to hate’ packaging | Plastics Recycling, October 2023
Groups to EPA: Consider source reduction and EPR | Plastics Recycling Update, July 2023
Path to passage: How EPR for HHW became a reality | Resource Recycling, July 2023
Oregon governor signs hauler-supported electronics EPR bill covering more devices | WasteDive, July 2023
After years of ‘fortitude,’ tire EPR is a reality in CT | Resource Recycling, July 2023
Safer Sharps Disposal for Choctaw Nation Patients | Choctaw Nation, June 2023
Earth911 Podcast: The Product Stewardship Institute’s Scott Cassel on Growing Extended Producer Responsibility | Earth911, June 2023
The US doesn’t have a law mandating EV battery recycling. Should it? | Grist, May 2023
Packaging standards may be key to scaling refill-at-home models | Packaging Dive, May 2023
Mandatory mattress recycling could be next frontier in waste reduction | The Capitol Pressroom, April 2023
Washington passes battery EPR legislation | Recycling Today, April 2023
New York carpet EPR program start postponed to 2026 | WasteDive, April 2023
Greenwashing Energy from Plastic | Living on Earth, March 2023
5 ways your online shopping could be better for the environment | Environmental Defense Fund, March 2023
PaintCare Makes a Huge Difference in Recycling Paint | Coatings World, March 2023
EPR ‘crucial’ to hitting resource recovery goal, GFL exec says | WasteDive, March 2023
OHRD and Product Stewardship Council collaboration makes it easier for Missouri residents to safely dispose of pharmaceuticals | Downtown Springfield Association, February 2023
New Recycling Law Draws Mixed Reactions | Craft Spirits, February 2023
Maine tapping stakeholders to draft EPR rules | Resource Recycling, January 2023

2022

Expert Voices on China’s Energy and Environmental Challenges: Closing the Loop on Plastic Waste in the U.S. and China | INSIGHTOUT & The Wilson Center, December 2022
Hochul Signs Law Directing Manufacturers to Weave NYS Carpet Recycling Program | NRDC, December 2022
Industry’s big bet on chemical recycling is sparking policy fights across the country | POLITICO, December 2022
Oklahoma launches sharps take-back program | Waste Today, December 2022
Unsafe Sharps Disposal Among Insulin-Using Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: An Emerging Global Crisis | PubMed, November 2022
What’s the right role for chemical recycling? | Resource Recycling, November 2022
Where does chemical recycling fit into EPR policy? Experts say it’s complicated. | WasteDive, November 2022
Stakeholders give input on draft Oregon e-scrap bill | E-Scrap News, November 2022
Westchester County Leads the Way on Recycling Efforts | Westchester Gov, November 2022
From mattresses to food, state is thinking ahead on reducing waste | The Boston Globe, November 2022
Biggest midterm election impact for plastics: A green wave in states | Plastics News, November 2022
Manufacturers, association leaders develop new approach to propane cylinder recycling | LP Gas, November 2022
To Reduce Trash, Some States Charge the Companies Producing It | Pew Stateline, November 2022
Is EPR an answer to compostable packaging’s contamination and labeling hurdles? | Waste Dive, November 2022
The New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management Launches New Website | SUNY ESF, October 2022
In packaging, partnerships are key to unlocking circular economy | GreenBiz, October 2022
Bill to expand California e-scrap program passes | Resource Recycling, September 2022
State legislators explain why they’re drawn to EPR | Resource Recycling, August 2022
Product Stewardship awards open | Waste Management Review, August 2022
Product Stewardship Market Size, Share, Growth & Trends Analysis Report, Competitive Landscape and market is growing at a CAGR of 12.05% by 2028 | Digital Journal, July 2022
How to fix our broken recycling system | The Hill (oped with Pack Green Coalition), July 2022
South Carolina governor signs electronics EPR law prioritizing convenience over weight collected | Waste Dive, July 2022
How new California law is ‘putting the industry on notice’ | Resource Recycling, July 2022
The art of the plastics deal | Politico, June 2022
COLUMN: Safely dispose of electronics, batteries | The Point/Plover Metro Wire , June 2022
Drivers of packaging design change | Recycling Today, June 2022
Column: HB 2399 could have reduced wasteful packaging practices | Honolulu Star-Advertiser, June 2022
EPR bill in Colorado signed while New York bills fail | Resource Recycling, June 2022
The EU’s new universal charger policy claims to tackle e-waste — will it? | The Verge, June 2022
Northeast state enacts first EPR law for fuel cylinders | Resource Recycling, June 2022
Column: Hold the producers of waste accountable | Honolulu Star-Advertiser, May 2022
Product Stewardship Market 2029 Growth Forecast Analysis by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application | The Daily Vale, May 2022
PaintCare releases report for paint recovery program in Washington | Construction & Demolition Recycling, May 2022
West and East Coast states make moves in carpet EPR | Resource Recycling, May 2022
Nick DiBartolo and Kim Harless: Painting a brighter future: How Washingtonians came together to give old paint new life | The Spokesman-Review, May 2022
New York state legislature passes carpet EPR bill | Construction & Demolition Recycling, May 2022
Carpet EPR Gains Momentum – New York Bill Set to Pass | Waste Advantage, May 2022
Missouri Demonstrates Advantages of Recycled Paint at Various State Sites | PCI Mag, May 2022
Complex, Ambitious Bill Before R.I. Legislature Would Require Producers to Pay for Disposal of Their Packaging | ecoRI News, May 2022
Giving new life to recycling policy |CSG Midwest, April 2022
China’s hegemony in rare earths production worldwide | Investment Monitor, April 2022
On Earth Day, Public-Sector Leaders Consider What Lies Ahead | Governing, April 2022
Missouri Paint Demonstrations Showcase Recycled Paint Quality, Sustainability | Waste Advantage, April 2022
Coming to Oregon: more ways to recycle your mattresses | KLCC, April 2022
News from Closed Loop Partners, Missouri Recycling Association and more | Resource Recycling, April 2022
Oregon Mattress Recycling Bill Becomes Law | Tillamook Headlight Herald, March 2022
Oregon fourth state to enact mattress recycling law; program is expected to launch in 2024 | KTVZ, March 2022
New study casts doubt on safety of synthetic turf | Radio IQ, March 2022
Letter: Extended producer responsibility would modernize recycling system | Albany Times Union, March 2022
Ocean Plastic Is Bad, but Soil Plastic Pollution May Be Worse | Civil Eats, February 2022
Environmental Summit Day Two Sees Officials, Youth Participating In Change | The Newtown Bee, February 2022
EPR remains top item in state recycling policy debate, but bottle bills and plastic bans also in play | Waste Dive, February 2022
New York Gov. Hochul’s budget proposal calls for packaging EPR by 2026 | Waste Dive, January 2022
Pack Green Launches Initiative to Decrease Plastic Waste | Waste 360, January 2022
Pack Green Launches Initiative to Decrease Plastic Waste | Business Wire, January 2022
Pack Green Launches Initiative to Decrease Plastic Waste | Herald Chronicle, January 2022
Shellfish Exoskeletons: A Packaging Alternative to Toxic Plastic Foam | VOA, January 2022
Sharps disposal program seeking community input | Tahlequah Daily Press, January 2022
Packaging Waste: 2 States Tackle Producer Responsibility | Earth911, January 2022
Medical sharps collection program underway | OSU Extension, January 2022

2021

Editorial: Proper needle disposal enhances public safety | Tahlequah Daily Press, December 2021
Oklahoma Medical Sharps Collection Program launches in Tahlequah | Tahlequah Daily Press, December 2021
There are more devices in Mainers’ lives than ever. No one knows where they end up. | Maine Monitor, December 2021
New program aims to safely dispose of needles and syringes in Oklahoma | KJRH Channel 2 News Oklahoma, December 2021
Oklahoma launches medical sharps collection program | Waste Today, December 2021
Product stewardship to be recognised at Australian first awards | Waste Management Review, November 2021
Proposals to bill packaging producers for end-of-life disposal | Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, November 2021
Recycled Plastic Won’t Solve Tech’s Waste Problem | The Verge, October 2021
EPA Announces $196,430 in Funding for St. Louis Area Sustainable Materials Management Project | U.S. EPA, October 2021
New Paradigm for Recycling (also available as video) | The Morning Show, Newburyport Community Media, September 2021
Maine requires producers to help pay for recycling costs | Waste Management World, September 2021
Maine Is a Trailblazer in Holding Companies Accountable for Recycling Packaging Waste | Treehugger, September 2021
States take aim at ubiquitous “chasing arrow” symbol on products that aren’t recyclable | CBS Moneywatch, September 2021
Texas Environmental Excellence Awards honors Keep Texas Recycling for rural recycling program | EIN Presswire, September 2021
Packaging generates a lot of waste – now Maine and Oregon want manufacturers to foot the bill for getting rid of it | The Conversation, September 2021
After China’s Recyclable Ban, Municipalities Shift Gears | Governing, August 2021
What can EPR programs learn from more than a decade of PaintCare? | Waste Dive, August 2021
Oregon governor signs packaging EPR bill | Resource Recycling, August 2021
The FAQs of EPR | GreenBiz, August 2021
Oregon Joins Maine and Passes EPR Legislation | Waste360, August 2021
Oregon becomes second state to pass packaging EPR law | Waste Today, August 2021
Oregon becomes second state to pass packaging EPR law | Recycling Today, August 2021
Want to recycle better? Get manufacturers involved. | Christian Science Monitor, July 2021
A new law in Maine requires large companies to pay for recycling packaging waste | The World, PRX and WGBH, July 2021
Maine Recycling Bills Could Spark Wave Of Laws Across US | Law360, July 2021
The Recycle Bin: New Maine law to get manufacturers, retailers using less packaging | Times Record, July 2021
Maine First State to Charge CPG Fee for Packaging Material Recycling: Incentives Offered for Use of Sustainable Materials | Packaging World, July 2021
The Afternoon Buzz | WHMP Radio, July 2021
How a New Maine Recycling Law Could Force Companies to Change Their Ways | NECN, July 2021
Corporations Now Left Holding the Trash | NightSide with Dan Rea, WBS NewsRadio, July 2021
Maine Will Make Companies Pay for Recycling. Here’s How It Works. | New York Times, July 2021
Baystate Business | Bloomberg Radio, July 2021
Maine passes nation’s first law to make big companies pay for the cost of recycling their packaging | Boston Globe, July 2021
INSIGHT: US EPR policy in focus after states pass legislation | Independent Commodity Intelligence Services, July 2021
Nation’s first packaging EPR bill is signed into law | Plastics Recycling Update, Resource Recycling, July 2021
Maine passes nation’s first EPR bill for packaging | Waste Today, July 2021
7 Things to Do with Your Leftover Paint | Popular Mechanics, July 2021
The urgency around plastics in 3 numbers | GreenBiz, June 2021
Shifts in attitudes on EPR could mean quicker policy change: Circularity 21 | Waste Dive, June 2021
Trash the Runway? The Ultra-Fast Fashion Industry Can Be an Environmental Mess | Washington Monthly, June 2021
Big tech firms move to tackle the e-waste explosion, but is it enough?| Fortune, June 2021
Niagara County new solar panel recycling law | Buffalo News, June 2021
Maine tries to shift some costs of recycling onto companies instead of taxpayers | Washington Post, June 2021
Recycling of rare earth elements in electronics may help environment, create jobs UPI, May 2021
‘Garbage Freaking Everywhere’ as Americans Venture Outdoors After a Year of Lockdowns | March 2021
Transforming America’s Recycling System: Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Reintroduced | March 2021
Washington D.C. Battery EPR Bill Officially Becomes Law | March 2021
R.I. Bills Address Solar Panel Recycling, Plastic Bag Ban | March 2021
EPR proposals for carpet land in four states | March 2021
Corporate Responsibility: Rule Rather Than The Exception? | February 2021
2021 could be year for packaging EPR, nearly a dozen state bills in play | February 2021
EPR is spelling green in Albany | February 2021
Recycling bills to return. So will the fight over plastics | February 2021
State bills put plastic producers on the hook for trash | February 2021
Flexible Packaging Industry Considers Producer Responsibility Bill Terms| January 2021
AMERIPEN starts to shift on recycling policy | January 2021
Who Pays the Bill for Plastic Waste? | January 2021

2020

Recycling operators sound off on packaging EPR | December 2020
The business case for producer responsibility| December 2020
FPA agrees on EPR for flexible packaging, first for US industry | December 2020
Ocean Spray launches effort to cut all plastic waste by 2025 | October 2020
Coalition Pushes to Reinforce New York State’s Safe Drug Disposal Law as Opioid Overdoses Rise | WKBW-TV | August 2020
Recycling Policy is Back After COVID-19 Hiatus| Resource Recycling | June 2020
How Coronavirus is Reshaping the Recycling Industry |Boulder Weekly | May 2020
With EPR Bills Frozen Due to Coronavirus, Proponents Still See Path Forward | Waste Dive | April 2020
Report Addresses How EPR Can Help Stabilize U.S. Municipal Recycling Systems| Waste Today | March 2020
Report Addresses How EPR Can Help Stabilize U.S. Municipal Recycling Systems | Recycling Today | March 2020
New Report Outlines Proven Strategies, Policy Options for Strugging U.S. Recycling Programs | Waste Advantage | March 202
Report Outlines Strategies, Policy Options for U.S. Recycling Programs | Waste 360 | March 2020
Proposal Would Shift Rising Recycling Costs From Maine Communities To Companies, Manufacturers | Maine Public | February 2020
The United States has a colossal e-waste problem.This is why | Digital Trends | February 2020
Two Sides Clash on Bill to Make Producers Pay for Disposal of Packaging | Portland Press Herald | February 2020
To Fix America’s Broken Recycling System, States Want Companies to Foot the Bill | Time | February 2020
Congressional Democrats Join the Debate Over Plastics’ Booming Future | Inside Climate News | February 2020
Delaware Coalition Supports Pollution Legislation | River Reporter | February 2020
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Debuts in Congress, Instigating Packaging EPR Debate | Waste Dive | February 2020
Details on a Sweeping U.S. Recycling Bill | Resource Recycling | February 2020
Legislation Pushing National Bottle Bill Hits Congress | Resource Recycling | February 2020
Groundbreaking Legislation Would Help U.S. ‘Break Free From Plastic‘ | EcoWatch | February 2020
Proposed Legislation Sparks Conversation About EPR, Plastics | Waste 360 | February 2020
Maine Packaging EPR bill, a National Bellweather, Could Reshape Municipal Funding | Waste Dive | February 2020
The Future of Recycling: We All Can Help Shape It | Oregon Metro | February 2020

2019

County Bans Balloon Releases | Shelter Island Reporter | September 2019
As Balloon Ban Passes, Environmental Group Plans Events to Reduce Plastic Waste | Riverhead News-Review | September 2019
Building Capacity for EPR | Waste Today | September 2019
10 Most Viable Global Climate Solutions | 1% for the Planet | August 2019
Despite Long Odds, Carpet Recycling is on the Brink of Viability | Floor Daily | January 2020
Oregon Enacts Drug Take-Back Law, Funded by Prescription Makers | The Corvallis Advocate | August 2019
New Oregon law will create state-wide prescription take-back program | KLCC | August 2019
New Oregon Law Will Create State-wide Prescription Take-back Program | Jefferson Public Radio | August 2019
New Oregon law enacts statewide drug take-back program | KTVZ | August 2019
Oregon drug take-back bill becomes law | Waste Today | August 2019
Oregon Drug Take-Back Bill Becomes Law | Waste360 | August 2019
Oregon Drug Take-Back Bill Becomes Law | Waste Advantage | August 2019
New Oregon law requires pay and run drug take-back program | The Register-Guard | August 2019
New Law Will Require Pharmaceutical Companies to Pay For and Run Statewide Drug Take-Back Program | Canby Now Podcast | August 2019
Oregon Drug Take-Back Bill Becomes Law | Salem News | August 2019
Plastics recycling elevated to national stage | Plastics Recycling Update | July 2019
Lawmakers propose sweeping national plastic waste legislation | Waste Dive | July 2019
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Proposal for Packaging Hits the National Stage | Waste Advantage | July 2019
Global Product Stewardship Market 2018 Research Strategies and Forecasts till 2025 | Micro Finance Recorder | July 2019
State paves way for packaging EPR | Resource Recycling | June 2019
The World Has an E-Waste Problem | TIME | May 2019
Washington becomes 10th state to pass EPR for paint | Waste Dive | May 2019
Washington Enacts Law Creating New Paint Recycling Program | Waste Advantage | May 2019
Product Stewardship Can Save Money While Improving Environmental Outcomes | Municipal Advocate | April 2019
Recycled Paint Manufacturers Form First Association for Burgeoning Industry | Waste Advantage | April 2019
Oregon Environmental Council: it’s time to pass this-Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship | The St. Helens Chronicle | March 2019
Fast-food brands make an effort to cut down on plastic | CBC | March 2019
Taking Out the Trash | Interstate Waters | March 2019
Washington state bill would make manufacturers responsible for plastic waste | Food Dive | March 2019

2018

School for the Environment Students Work with Restaurants on Alternatives to Plastic
| UMass Boston News | December 2018
O’Mara pushes product stewardship bills | The Evening Tribune | December 2018
Recycling ideas of a different sort | WRAL | November 2018
Recycling’s costs expected to grow as demand for materials eases | Times Union | November 2018
Policy Plays Pivotal Role in Textiles as Sustainability Movement Swells | WWD | September 2018
I’m tired of seeing discarded mattresses along the roadways | The Laconia Daily Sun | September 2018
Food giants back US consumers in battle for meaningful food labelling | Ethical Corporation | September 2018
Eileen Fisher wants those clothes back when you’re done | Washington Post | August 2018
‘Clean tax cuts’ and the global free market for plastic solutions | GreenBiz | August 2018
Opioid Dependence and Abuse: Do’s and Don’ts | Pharmacy Times | August 2018
New York State may force drug makers to pay for drug take-back programs | STAT – Pharmalot | June 2018
Guide developed using Greenport restaurants helps businesses reduce plastic imprint | The Suffolk Times | June 2018
New 3-Step Guide Helps Restaurants Prevent Plastic Pollution | Waste Advantage | June 2018
Landmark DEC Report Calls for Pharmaceutical Industry to Fund Safe Drug Disposal in New York State | Citizens Campaign for the Environment | June 2018
NWRA supports drug disposal bill to help curb opioid crisis | Waste Dive | May 2018
Free Webinar: Exploring TreadWright and Tire Sustainability | Tire Review | April 2018
TreadWright’s Anthony Showen to headline tire sustainability webinar | Tire Business | April 2018
Pharmaceutical companies, activists battle over cost, effectiveness of opioid takebacks
| The Washington Times | April 2018
Treadwright CEO Will Lead Free Webinar on Tire Sustainability | Modern Tire Dealer | April 2018
Industry should embrace talk of benefits, responsibility of plastics| Plastics news | April 2018
Awash in Unused Medications, with No Good Place to Put Them | Undark | April 2018
How Product Stewardship Impacts EHSQ Performance | EtQ | April 2018
Industry must share burden to reduce plastic pollution | Plastics News | April 2018
Are Energy Companies Practicing Good Product Stewardship? | POWER | April 2018
Washington state has the first comprehensive drug take-back program. Which state will be next? | STAT – Pharmalot | March 2018
Senate Budget Calls on Pharmaceutical Industry to Fund Safe Drug Disposal in New York
| Citizens Campaign for the Environment | March 2018
Target tackles denim waste | Biz Women | March 2018
Founder of FabScrap Discusses New York City Textile Recycling | WWD | March 2018
Little agreement on Conn. packaging EPR | Plastics Recycling Update | February 2018
172 New Participants Enrolled in NY DEC’s Pilot Drug Take-Back Program | Waste Advantage | February 2018
DEC Announces 172 Pharmacies, Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in 2nd Round of State’s Pilot Drug ‘Take-Back’ Program | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | February 2018
RGH participates in drug take back pilot program | WXXI News | February 2018
Rochester General starts pilot drug take-back program | Democrat & Chronicle | February 2018
Drug Take Back | Rochester First | February 2018
RGH taking back unused prescriptions in new program | WHAM | February 2018
Connecticut task force shies away from packaging EPR | Waste Dive | February 2018
Bassett, O’Connor to accept leftover Rx drugs | The Daily Star | February 2018
Ogdensburg, Gouverneur hospitals collecting leftover drugs for disposal | North Country Now | February 2018
Two new prescription drug disposal sites come to St. Lawrence County | Watertown Daily Times | February 2018
Senate approves O’Mara’s legislation establishing paint recycling program: O’Mara urges Assembly action in 2018, says measure would cut costly burden on local governments and foster government-industry cooperation | The New York State Senate | January 2018
Manufacturers Slow to Get On Board with Giving Their Products a Second Life | Waste360 | January 2018
An Update on the Plastic Reduction Initiative in Greenport Eateries | Peconic Estuary Program | January 2018
Lewis County General Hospital joins DEC drug take-back pilot program | Watertown Daily Times | January 2018

2017

DEC Announces First Round of Participating Pharmacies, Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities in State’s Pilot Drug ‘Take-Back’ Program | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | December 2017
Millennials Buy Products that They Believe are Eco-Friendly and Companies are Responding | Waste360 | December 2017
A Watershed Approach to Restoring the Peconic Estuary | The Independent | November 2017
Tackling Textile Waste, from Collection to Regeneration | Sourcing Journal | November 2017
These Companies are Making Strides to Extend Clothing Life to Curb Textile Waste | Sourcing Journal | October 2017
One Northeast State OKs Changes to Its E-Scrap Law | E-Scrap News | October 2017
Candidates to Spar in Trio of Local Debates | The Daily Star | October 2017
New York Textiles Summit to Focus on Material Reuse and Recycling | Sourcing Journal | October 2017
Ask Eartha: Who’s being held responsible for creating waste? | Summit Daily, CO | October 2017
Take-back programs the best method for drug disposal | Albany Times Union | September 2017
Pharma may win a big victory in New York over a drug take-back program | STAT – Pharmalot | September 2017
Medication take-back plan draws critics | Albany Times Union | September 2017
Recleim to expand appliance recycling capacity with Philly acquisition | WasteDive | August 2017
Trends Shaping the Future of Product Stewardship | Waste360 | August 2017
Our view: Proper disposal of medicine essential | Oneida Observer-Dispatch | August 2017
Pharmacies next front for drug collection programs | Times Telegram | July 2017
Unpacking the Evolving Role of Producers in the U.S. Recycling System (part 2) | Waste360 | July 2017
Greenport students design logos for Trash Free Waters project | Southold Local | June 2017
Should we make Big Pharma pay for drug take-back programs? | Asbury Park Press | May 2017
Recycling paint good for state economy, environment | Albany Times Union | May 2017
A decade later, the state still hasn’t enforced laws curbing mercury | Boston Globe | May 2017
Assessing the ROI of EPR | Resource Recycling | April 2017
America’s other drug problem | ProPublica | April 2017
Can sustainable beauty come to terms with cosmetics and personal care packaging waste? | CosmeticsDesign.com | April 2017
The Producer Pays | Knowledge@Wharton | April 2017
Oklahoma Business Briefs for March 31 | NewsOK | March 2017
Programs enlist manufacturers to help handle hazardous garbage | Metro News | March 2017
Pilot program eases disposal of prescription and OTC medications | American Pharmacists Association | March 2017
Pilot program eases disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medications | Stillwater News Press | March 2017
Greenport Businesses Team Up To Reduce Plastic Use, Save Environment | Riverhead Patch | March 2017
Greenport eateries commit to reduce their plastic footprint | The Suffolk Times | March 2017
Taking aim at plastics: Four Greenport businesses chosen for plastics reduction pilot program | Southold Local | March 2017
Could Canada’s ‘eco-fees’ translate for U.S. e-scrap programs? | E-Scrap News | March 2017
Oklahoma Pharmacy Drug Take-Back Pilot Program sponsored by the Department of Environmental Quality and Product Stewardship Institute eases disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medications | The Altus Times | February 2017
Connecticut program increases recycling of electronics and other products | Danbury News Times | February 2017
Connecticut releases report on EPR programs | Recycling Today | February 2017
Report: State must do more to recycle waste | HartfordBusiness.com | February 2017
New report finds CT programs increase recycling, save money, create jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions | Press release by Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection | February 2017
Connecticut’s e-scrap collection volumes surged higher significantly | SMM News | February 2017
NYS Announces New Initiative to Protect Consumers and Waterways from Unsafe Disposal of Unused Prescription Medicines | Long Island News and PR | February 2017
Report: Connecticut’s e-waste program shows steady progress, could use update | WasteDive | February 2017
Report details impacts of Connecticut e-scrap program | E-Scrap News | February 2017
Product Stewardship Institute Teams with Long Islanders to Clean Up Aquatic Trash | Waste360 | January 2017
Do Extended Producer Responsibility Laws Work? | Environmental Leader | January 2017

2016

The complex task of handing control to producers | Resource Recycling | November 2016
Cook County, Ill. Mandates Largest Drug Take-Back Program in the U.S. | Water and Wastes Digest | November 2016
What’s Blocking CRT Recycling? | Earth 911 | October 2016
EPA awards funding to water pollution prevention projects| Recycling Today | October 2016
Public-private groups win funds to clean up NY, NJ waterways | Plastics News | September 2016
Stewardship groups question New York’s answer to e-scrap funding shortfall | Resource Recycling | September 2016
How to Dispose of Old Thermostats | Sauk Valley, Illinois | September 2016
Lowville, Harrisville sites continue to offer drug take-back service | Watertown Daily Times | September 2016
Unwanted Yellow Pages or Household Items? Ridgefield Offers Ways to Cut the Clutter | Ridgefield Patch | September 2016
Technicians, Farmers Fight for ‘Right to Repair’| Stateline – Pew Charitable Trusts | August 2016
More Options for Disposing of Old Drugs | Fox28 NY | August 2016
Lowville Hospital Joining Pilot Program to Take in Unwanted Drugs | Watertown Daily Times | August 2016
Product Stewardship Institute launches guide for mercury thermostat collection | Recycling Today | July 2016
North Carolina Bill Could Reverse State’s E-Cycling Progress | Waste360 | June 2016
Finding their Way – Electronics Recycling Legislation | Recycling Today | May 2016
Recycling Workers Vie for Bonuses by Getting Robots to do the Dirty Work | MIT Technology Review | May 2016
The Budget Cuts Disarming The Environmental Fight In Massachusetts | Huffington Post | May 2016
Who should pay for disposing unused drugs? Pharma says: not us | STAT – Pharmalot | May 2016
Pharma pushed by investment funds to pay for drug take-back programs| STAT – Pharmalot | April 2016
Recycling Electronic Waste| Knowledge at Wharton | April 2016
What goes around: Research underway to reuse ‘retired’ tires | The Dunn County News | April 2016
How U.S. Laws Do (and Don’t) Support E-Recycling and Reuse | Knowledge at Wharton |
April 2016
Massachusetts becomes first state to mandate drug take-back program | WasteDive | March 2016
Massachusetts mandates drug take-back program | Recycling Today | March 2016
Drug companies should pay for disposing human waste, say state lawmakers| Stat – Pharmalot | March 2016
Harrisville, Lyons Falls pharmacies now taking back old pharmaceuticals| Watertown Daily Times | March 2016
Harrisville, Lyons Falls pharmacies now taking back old pharmaceuticals | Journal & Republican | March 2016
Two Oneida Co. pharmacies now accept unwanted pills | Utica Observer-Dispatch | March 2016
Proponents Tout Drug Take-Back Despite Likely Industry Opposition | Inside EPA | February 2016
In My Opinion: Three Key Takeaways from the Best Buy Policy Change| Resource Recycling | February 2016
Too Much of a Good Thing Hobbles Best Buy’s E-Waste Recycling| GreenBiz | February 2016
Pharmaceutical Waste Management: Flush, Take-Back Laws, or Something Else? | Environmental Leader | February 2016
Fryeburg Farm Putting a Value on Potatoes| Portland Press Herald | January 2016
Group Urges FDA to Change Pharmaceutical Waste Policy from ‘Flush’ to Stewardship | Waste360 | January 2016
What’s Trending in Product Stewardship? | Waste360 | January 2016
Product Stewardship Institute Recognizes Industry and Government for Environmental Achievements | Recycling Today | January 2016

2015

Dearth of Vendors Forces Halt in Electronics Recycling in York County | Central Penn Business Journal | December 2015
Product Stewardship Forum Explores E-Scrap EPR Programs | Resource Recycling | December 2015
Product Stewardship Forum Includes EPR for Packaging | Resource Recycling | December 2015
PSI Hosts 2015 US Product Stewardship Forum | Recycling Today | December 2015
Product Stewardship: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway? | Environmental Leader | November 2015
Price of Paint Could Rise in Mass | Lowell Sun | November 2015
Why America is Failing So Badly at Recycling Old Electronics | Huffington Post | November 2015
Carpet, Mattress Recycling Made Simple | Environmental Leader | October 2015
DEA Effort to Curb Painkiller Abuse Falls Short at Pharmacies | The New York Times | October 2015
Product Stewardship Institute Launches Best-Practices Guide for Paint Reuse in New York | Environmental Guru | September 2015
The Search for Solutions | E-Scrap News | September 2015
Another California County Wants Pharma to Pay for Drug Take-Backs | Wall Street Journal | July 2015
What is the best way to recycle my old and/or unwanted paint, primer, and stains? | Augusta Free Press | July 2015
Product Stewardship Evolves as Industry Imperative | EBN | June 2015
Pharmaceutical Industry Must Pay for Drug Take-Back Programs | Wall Street Journal | May 2015
Pharma Frets as Local Governments Adopt Take-Back Programs | Wall Street Journal | May 2015
Mercury Thermostat Program Aimed at Boosting Recycling in Oklahoma | Waste360 | April 2015
San Francisco May Be the First Major U.S. City with a Drug Take-Back Program | Wall Street Journal | March 2015
Struggling State by State | E-Scrap News | March 2015
Energizer Debuts Recycled AA and AAA Batteries | Washington Post | February 2015

2014

EPR’s Next Step| Resource Recycling | December 2014
Paint industry program encourages recycling | Environmental Leader | November 2014
Drug manufacturers responsible for waste management | Environmental Leader | October 2014
Sack the plastic bag | Wicked Local Newton | October 2014
Got leftovers? Campaign urges people to give leftover and expired medicine to local agencies | Douglas County News Review | September 2014
New federal rules expand ways to keep prescription drugs out of waterways | Circle of Blue | September 2014
Local agencies seeking leftover and expired medications | Douglas County News Review | September 2014
Mellow yellow | Guardian Sustainable Business | September 2014
Mass. takes heat for mercury recycling law | Boston Globe | August 2014
Yellow page publishers doing poorly at recycling, being green – PSI | Waste360 | August 2014
Phone book publishers lag in environmental responsibility, PSI says | Environmental Leader | August 2014
WRONG #: Phone book makers missing sustainability voice-mail | Solid Waste and Recycling | August 2014
Are phone books failing to answer call on recycling? | Resource Recycling | August 2014
Battery recycling model bill proposed | Environmental Leader | June 2014
Battery groups introduce model recycling bill | Recycling Today | June 2014
Update – battery industry leaders unveil the first ever model all battery recycling bill | Vision Systems Design | June 2014
America’s tire mountains: 90 percent are gone, thanks to recycling programs | Mother Nature Network | April 2014
International packaging study finds EPR best practices | Solid Waste & Recycling | April 2014
Study identifies EPR best practices (for packaging) | Environmental Leader | April 2014
New stewardship responsibilities, costs proposed for drug, needle manufacturers | California Healthline | January 2014
New York State Passes Thermostat Law | January 2014

2013

Recycled electronics boost in New York State | Recycling International | August 2013
Mercury recycling is crucial | Albany Times Union | August 2013
E-waste recycling up, but there’s a long way to go | WXXI News | July 2013
PSI finds room for improvement in implementation of New York’s e-scrap law | Resource Recycling | July 2013
NY e-cycling law boosts volumes | American Metal Market | July 2013
Law boosts e-waste recycling, cuts government costs | Environmental Leader | July 2013
Report says NY met annual goal of recycling 44 million pounds of e-waste | Bloomberg BNA | July 2013
Maine paint recycling program becomes law | Waste & Recycling News | July 2013
Connecticut moves forward with mattress recycling | Waste & Recycling News | June 2014
Mattress recycling law on track to pass | Eco RI News | June 2013
Maine passes paint recycling bill | Waste360 | June 2013
Maine leaders try and fail to dilute recycling’s success | Portland Press Herald | June 2013
Next up for recycling: paint | Stamford Advocate | June 2013
New York passes mercury thermostat collection bill | Waste360 | June 2013
Connecticut passes first-in-nation mattress recycling law | Environmental Leader | May 2013
California approves tougher recycling regulations for mercury thermostats |Waste360 | May 2013
Minnesota governor signs paint stewardship bill into law | Waste & Recycling News | May 2013
What will it take to change packaging recycling in the U.S.? | GreenBiz.com | April 2013
Group slams bill on mercury woes | The Boston Globe | April 2013
Advocates turn up heat | Albany Times Union | April 2013
Thermostat mercury continues to plague U.S. waters | HazMat Management | April 2013
Manufacturers’ thermostat recycling programs fall short | Environmental Leader | April 2013
Mercury thermostat recycling program failing | Waste360| April 2013
Activists urge tougher mercury law | Valley Advocate | April 2013
City optimistic after closing of Energizer plant | Northwest Missourian | December 2013
CT looking at battery, carpet recycling programs | Hartford Business Journal | December 2013
Connecticut weighs feasibility of carpet recycling law | WNPR News | December 2013