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Legislation & Regulation

Updates on key pieces of legislation and government regulations affecting the waste and recycling industry, including from the EPA.

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Bag This: Plastic or Paper… or Neither?
Oct 08, 2020
The State of New Jersey has boldly gone forward with new legislation aimed at reducing the twin scourges of unrecycled plastic waste, which winds up everywhere, and unrecycled used paper, which swallows up landfill space...
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Let's Celebrate Women's Equality Day!
Aug 26, 2020
We are celebrating Women’s Equality Day! Here are some strong women leaders in the waste, recycling and organics industry that we’ve highlighted in our Waste360 Women Leaders in Waste column over the year. They offer sage advice and insights based...
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Plastic Bag Ban Upheld by New York State Supreme Court
Aug 24, 2020
New York State’s Bag Waste Reduction Law went into effect on March 1, 2020, banning most single-use plastic bags in the state (exceptions are made for bags such as those used by a pharmacy for prescription drugs or at a grocery store for produce)...
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