Electro-Extraction and the Future of E-Waste with Megan O'Connor, CEO and Co-founder of Nth Cycle - Battery + Storage Podcast
Reuse to the Rescue: Talking Water Reuse with Pat Sinicropi, Executive Director, WateReuse Association - Reflections on Water Podcast
Attend ACI’s 12th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products to stay ahead of the latest environmental and sustainability developments impacting cosmetics and personal care products...more
On August 16, 2022, US Congress enacted Reese’s Law, which aims to protect children from ingestion hazards associated with certain lithium batteries found in consumer electronics. The law stems from the death of 18-month-old...more
2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more
Environmental advertising claims remain a hot area of regulator action, with the Federal Trade Commission in the process of updating the FTC Green Guides. State legislatures like California’s also remain active in the area,...more
Over the course of the past decade, and the past year in particular, the consumer products industry has seen an uptick in class action lawsuits challenging environmental marketing claims, including claims on product labels or...more
Arm & Hammer's "2X MORE LOADS" Detergent Claim Does Not Add Up, Class Action Argues - Algebra officially has a place in false advertising litigation (and we have seen it lots at the NAD). In a class action lawsuit against...more
Federal Made in U.S.A. Rule - In June 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted its final rule for using “Made in U.S.A.” or any variation of that statement, including the U.S. flag. While this rule imposes no new...more
It’s April, which means it’s time for Earth Day. But for so many consumers, sustainability is top of mind all year. Consumers are constantly seeking out products and services that they can feel good about using and...more
In September 2018, a consumer filed a putative class action in California against Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. The consumer alleged that the company is participating in deceptive business practices by marketing,...more
NPR and PBS recently released an attention-grabbing investigation titled “How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled.” According to the investigation, beginning in the late 1980s, “big oil” began...more
Historically, neither food companies nor the plaintiffs’ bar have lost sleep over “recyclable” or “recycled content” claims. Over the past year, however, there has been increasing attention to and scrutiny of recyclable...more