In response to COVID-19, the de Blasio administration is pushing the system’s timeline back by at least a month.

The act could have forced the closure of the city’s waste incinerators, Wheelabrator Baltimore and Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services.

The policy addresses different categories of noncompliance differently.

An op-ed in The Wall Street Journal calls out mismanaged plastic waste as the major issue behind the plastics pollution crisis.

The new law, which goes into effect on April 1, establishes new paid leave requirements.

The law, which is enforced at the state level, prohibits retail stores from providing single-use plastic bags, with some exceptions.

FPA and manufacturers of corrugated cardboard boxes encourage federal, state and local governments to distinguish them as essential business operations.

States are supporting EPR laws that would force product manufacturers to pay for the cost of recycling and disposing of their products.

NWRA guidance also includes documents to be carried in waste and recycling fleet vehicles and a clarification letter for local authorities.

Rubicon CEO Nate Morris says adopting a four-point plan is crucial to hauler viability and public safety.