Legislation & Regulation

Verisk Maplecroft’s Waste Generation Index reveals the U.S. generates 12 percent of global MSW, while accounting for just 4 percent of the world’s population.

In order to reach a trade deal, China continues to reiterate that the U.S. must lift all tariffs placed on Chinese goods.

The New York Times reports that for decades, the beverage industry has fought to kill bottle bill proposals across the country.

Episode 14: A conversation with Anne Germain, vice president of technical and regulatory affairs for NWRA.

The 2.0 bill would support scientists and agencies study ways to repurposed used plastics and strengthen domestic recycling infrastructure.

The agency encourages other states to follow suit and is seeking comment on this proposed approval during a 60-day public comment period.

City officials are discussing how to enforce a commercial business recycling ordinance and how heavily the city should regulate recycling.

DSNY will officially begin fining businesses using single-use foam items as warning period ends.

Advocates say a CWZ system would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve safety. Critics, however, say zones and franchises are not the right answer for NYC.

SEERA would restrict export of untested, non-working e-scrap that provides feedstock for microchip counterfeiters based primarily in China.