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Alston & Bird

Brave New World of Extended Producer Responsibility: Compliance Considerations for Affected Industries

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources and Food & Beverage Groups examine the growing industry compliance impact of states’ extended producer employer production responsibility (EPR) laws....more

Hogan Lovells

New packaging rules will soon become law across the EU – consider the implications for your brand

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The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is about to come into force and will significantly change packaging laws across the EU. The aim of the legislation is to eliminate packaging waste by ensuring that all...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Commission Adopts Proposal to Promote Repair of Goods

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As part of the European Green Deal ambitions, the proposal encourages sustainable consumption through additional incentives to repair products to reduce waste and emissions. On 22 March 2023, the European Commission...more

Hogan Lovells

No time to waste - EU reform of the packaging and packaging waste regime

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Just before the start of the year, the European Commission introduced a Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) which will repeal the existing Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) and...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Controls and Trade Bans on Plastic Waste Shipments Effective January 1, 2021

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On January 1, 2021, new Basel Convention controls on international shipments of non-hazardous plastic waste will go into effect in countries around the world. As Parties to the Convention implement their obligations,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Environment 2016: Waste Management and Contamination Issues

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized and proposed a number of rules and guidance in 2015 - changes the regulated community will need to monitor closely in 2016, including how many states may implement...more

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