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    82% of Massachusetts Voters Support Modernizing State Bottle Bill

    New statewide poll on recycling and the Bottle Bill finds most voters want legislators to address Massachusetts’ litter problem by modernizing the Bottle Bill this session.

    by Kirstie Pecci

    18 July 2024

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    Senate Climate Bill Would Modernize Massachusetts' Best Recycling Program

    The Climate Bill would not only increase the Bottle Bill deposit fee, but would also expand the program to include new types of beverages.

    by Kirstie Pecci

    26 June 2024

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    Environmental Activists Converge in D.C. to Demand Action on Plastic Pollution

    As countries around the world – including the United States – continue to debate the details of a global plastics treaty, environmentalists across the country converged in Washington D.C. to lobby federal legislators on the need to pass legislation addressing plastic pol...

    by Kirstie Pecci

    11 June 2024

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    Colorado Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Waste Incineration and So-Called “Chemical Recycling”

    The veto allows trash burning facilities and a new wave of plastic-to-fuel projects to remain eligible for state funding and keeps them as part of the state’s clean energy and climate programs. 

    by Peter Blair

    20 May 2024

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    Maine Legislature Fumbles Opportunity to Address Food Waste

    The bill would have required large food waste generators to donate excess edible food and recycle all other food scraps, rather than the landfilling it – addressing both food waste and food insecurity in the state. ​

    by Peter Blair

    13 May 2024

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    Maine Enacts New Law Restricting So-Called "Advanced Recycling" Facilities

    The legislation is a response to a national lobbying effort by the plastic industry to greenwash expensive and polluting processes that convert plastic into toxic fuel and chemicals.

    by Peter Blair

    5 March 2024

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    Industry-Backed Report Spreads Misinformation on New Jersey Bag Ban

    A plastic lobbying group paid for a report on New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag law. But its “findings” are based solely on interviews with industry constituents who are pro plastic.

    by Peter Blair

    7 February 2024

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    U.S. Gets Serious About Composting But Plans Lack Critical Protections

    Three federal agencies are working together to help reduce food waste and increase composting. But their plans don't include key environmental and public health protections.

    by Kirstie Pecci

    2 February 2024

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    Vermont Senate Fails to Override Governor’s Veto of Bottle Bill Expansion

    Despite being one of the oldest and most successful recycling programs in the state, Vermont's Bottle Bill hasn’t been modernized in over fifty years

    by Peter Blair

    23 January 2024

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    EPA Set to Endorse Plastic Industry's Latest Greenwashing Scam

    Proposed artificial credit scheme could allow companies to claim fictionally high recycled content levels.

    by Peter Blair

    16 January 2024

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