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Battery recycling event in Tacoma March 30, 2017

WSRA battery recycling event in TacomaThe Washington State Recycling Association (WSRA) is hosting a March 30 workshop in Tacoma, WA (

Job: Assistant Director of the California Product Stewardship Council

The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) is hiring an Assistant Director (PDF) in the greater Sacramento, CA area. The position is open until filled.

New Plastics Economy initiative

The New Plastics Economy, an initiative led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, launched in London in May 2016. According to Recycling Today, the "three-year initiative has been designed to develop a plastics system that works...

Job: Oregon E-Cycles specialist in Portland

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks an Oregon E-Cycles specialist (Operations and Policy Analyst 2), in Portland, OR. Application deadline is March 7, 2017.

LightRecycle Washington annual update

In 2016, its second year of operation, the LightRecycle Washington product stewardship program recycled 1,181,121 mercury-containing lights weighing 557,300 pounds, exceeding the annual goal by 18%. LightRecycle is a manufacturer operated product stewardship program run by PCA Product Stewardship Inc., a nonprofit, and overseen by the Washington Department of Ecology under the state's mercury lights law.

EPR in Connecticut: 4 success stories

In a new report (PDF) released in January 2017, the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) evaluated Connecticut's four extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws and their industry-run programs for paint, mattresses, mercury thermostats, and electronics, and concluded they reduced waste and greenhouse gas emiss

1 million mattresses recycled in Connecticut, California, and Rhode Island

A detailed January 2017 article in Bed Times magazine highlighted the mattress extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs in Connecticut, California, and Rhode Island.

Call2Recycle all-batteries and new fees in 2017

Call2Recycle, the nonprofit battery stewardship organization which has operated battery recycling programs in Canada and the U.S. for over twenty years, announced a new all-battery recycling program in 2017 and new fees: "to ensure the long-term viability of our voluntary battery stewardship program, the current rechargeable battery recycling service will transition to a fee-based service model for select customers, effective April 1, 2017...

Refillable bottles in Oregon

Oregon will begin a "refillable glass bottle program in partnership with local craft brewers" in the next two years, according to Resource Recycling, which "could involve selling and refilling more than two million bottles per year." The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), which operates the state’s container deposit program, has a staff of 275 employees, an annual bud

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