The European Commission is advancing a major regulatory initiative in the form of an Environmental Omnibus Package (Omnibus) to streamline and consolidate core EU environmental legislation. Framed as a simplification effort,...more
Over the past two decades, federal and provincial lawmakers have implemented extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs covering a growing range of products such as plastic and paper packaging, batteries, electronic...more
Earlier this month, California Governor Gavin Newsom directed the state’s recycling agency, CalRecycle, to restart the process of issuing regulations for California’s landmark plastic and packaging extended producer...more
The European Commission has revised the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (“UWWTD”), which is instrumental in mitigating urban wastewater pollution across EU. This revision, prompted by emerging environmental challenges,...more
Across the country, states are enacting so called “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR) laws aimed at reducing plastic waste and shifting the cost of recycling these plastics from the consumer back to the producer. This is...more