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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/40), the European Union’s new regulation concerning the packaging of products placed on the European market (PPWR), came into force on 11 February 2025....more
There is consternation among some industries that extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs for packaging in the United States include business-to-business (B2B) packaging – and thus may compromise the specialized reuse...more
Welcome to the June edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a periodic update of current trends in environment and energy law. In May 2025, Maryland and Washington became the latest states to join a growing trend...more
The Colorado Legislature has enacted, and the Governor signed Senate Bill 25-163, which is titled: The Battery Stewardship Act (“Act”). The Act establishes a framework addressing the collection, transportation,...more
Maryland and Washington have joined the growing list of states enacting extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging and paper products. These laws shift the cost of recycling these materials from the consumer...more
Key Takeaways - - Effective January 1, 2026, products must meet far more stringent requirements to be labeled as "compostable" or "home compostable." - Most packaging currently labeled as compostable is not compliant with...more
On December 17, 2024, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) adopted new comprehensive regulations governing the handling, storage, treatment, and disposal of oil and gas waste. The rules were published January 3, 2025, in...more
All Wrapped Up is a newsletter that tracks and analyzes key developments in extended producer responsibility laws for packaging. It is a subscription-based resource for King & Spalding clients who sell or distribute just...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and TCI of Alabama, LLC (“TCI”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) to address alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations. See Consent Order No....more
H.B. 177 has been submitted into the 2025 General Session of the Utah Legislature addressing recycling of glass....more
Chemical recycling of plastic is at a turning point in Europe, with several large projects poised to start but still facing regulatory and market challenges. As highlighted in the study recently published by consultants...more
After 15 years without significant revisions, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is proposing an overhaul of its recycling rules. The proposed regulations, which ADEM released for public notice and...more
In what should be welcome news to industry and others who generate hazardous waste in California (including contaminated soil), the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through the Department of Toxic Substances...more
Waste treatment, recycling and take back obligations in relation to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste of such electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have long been a focus area for EU regulators, and now...more
The transition to sustainable energy in the United States is reshaping how we create, store, and use energy – especially electricity – and the landscape is changing rapidly. This shift introduces new waste management...more
Beginning in May of 2026, owners of brands selling packaged products and importers of foreign-produced packaged products sold in Maine will be required to adhere to Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging. Beginning six...more
Producers who may qualify for an exemption under California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging law (“SB 54” or the “Act”) should consider reviewing CalRecycle’s recently released Proposed Draft Regulation...more
On 28 December 2023, CalRecycle published the results of the preliminary Material Characterization Study required under SB 343, codified as Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42355.51. The preliminary findings identify the types of...more
New York may be on board to be the fifth state in the nation to hold producers responsible for packaging products. Thus far, Maine, Oregon, Colorado, and California have enacted extended producer-responsibility laws....more
Last month, Maine signed the nation’s first packaging-based extended producer responsibility program into law, signaling a possible sea change in the way we handle recycling in the United States....more
CalRecycle Issues Guidance to Local Agencies The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released guidance for how a city, county or a regional agency responsible for meeting Integrated Waste Management...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has issued a new edition (January 2020) of its quarterly newsletter. DEQ describes the newsletter as providing...more
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) issued a February 2019 Issue Brief titled: Recyclables: Changing Markets (“Issue Brief”) - A key focus of the Issue Brief is the impact of China’s establishment of a...more
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) discussed in a publication yesterday certain aspects of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) that United States and Canadian negotiators recently agreed to for...more
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) submitted August 17th comments on China’s proposed revisions to its solid waste law (“Law”). The country is proposing to revise its Law for the stated purpose of...more