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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws are reshaping packaging obligations for businesses across the United States. EPR regulations fundamentally shift the financial and operational burden of managing post-consumer...more
Under California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54), deadlines are currently set for this Fall. The draft regulations under SB 54 have a registration deadline of “30 days after...more
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
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a May 19th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Dry Clean Super Center (“DCSC”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Hazardous Waste...more
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on July 23, 2025, that it will extend the January 1, 2026, deadline for reporting products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to...more
Earlier in the week, we posted that the European Commission would soon be launching an environmental call for evidence, as a step towards the introduction of an environmental omnibus simplification proposal. That call for...more
Colorado’s comprehensive extended producer responsibility (EPR) program reporting deadline is fast approaching. Producers (including brand owners, manufacturers, importers and retailers) of packaging and paper products are...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
On March 26, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced proposed regulations that would establish a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for fuel suppliers, waste haulers...more
On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) will significantly change the state’s recycling system. The RMA places responsibility on “producers” to fund and manage the recycling process for...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
For the past four years, multiple states have worked to pass laws (called Extended Producer Responsibility laws, or “EPR”) that reallocate the burden of dealing with end-product waste (and related recycling efforts) to the...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
Senate Bill 726 has been introduced into the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly which would address municipal solid waste landfills. The Bill would require the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill to...more
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
In a previous post, I mentioned that contracts between public entities and private waste management companies usually contain compliance and regulation clauses. Such a clause requires a waste management company to comply...more
Introduction Le 31 décembre 2024, le gouvernement du Canada a publié un guide de déclaration (le « Guide ») relatif au Registre fédéral sur les plastiques (le « Registre »). Ce Registre, qui a été créé par le gouvernement...more
Waste management is a critical service that affects communities, businesses, and the environment. When public entities (such as municipalities) enter into agreements with private waste management companies to handle the...more
Introduction - On December 31, 2024, the Government of Canada published a guide for reporting to the Federal Plastics Registry (Registry). As discussed in our previous bulletin, the Government of Canada established the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Klinger Paint Company, Inc. (“Klinger”) entered into a January 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
This year will be an active one for trade and regulatory developments in the European Union (EU). During the 2019–2024 term of the European Commission, the EU introduced a wide range of regulations impacting various sectors....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released its Annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis (“Analysis”). The TRI is a publicly available database prepared and published by EPA annually....more
On October 18, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention submitted a final rule for publication in the Federal Register, amending 40 CFR Part 372, involving reporting...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a far-reaching and enormously important final rule (Rule) on Oct. 11, 2023, requiring comprehensive reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured...more
Minnesota is competing with Maine to have the most rigorous regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed HF 2310 into law on May 24, 2023. Similar to Maine's PFAS requirements,...more