A federal court ruling upholding Oregon’s packaging EPR law could strengthen similar programs nationwide as legal battles continue in California and other states.

The 50,000 tonnes/year recycling plant increases plastics recycling capacity by 50% in Finland, a country which still relies heavily on incineration with energy recovery to manage its plastics waste.

France collected just 58.3% of plastic beverage bottles in 2024, far from the 80% threshold for qualifying for a DRS exemption under the PPWR.

Shell Chemical is paying $15 million to settle an investigation into air pollution violations from its large polyethylene resin manufacturing complex in Beaver County, Pa.