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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.

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.

26 June 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.

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.

5 March 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

23 January 2024

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Just Zero Applauds Reintroduction of Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman announced the reintroduction of the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.

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Vermont Legislature Approves Sweeping Expansion of Bottle Bill Program

Vermont’s Senate advanced an important piece of legislation (H.158) that would expand and modernize the state’s Bottle Bill.

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