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Senate’s EPW Committee passes brownfields, recycling legislation
The Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025 would reauthorize the U.S. EPA's Brownfields Program, and the Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act would improve recycling and composting systems.
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Circular Action Alliance names executive director in California
Rachel Wagoner most recently served as the director of CalRecycle.
Steel output in US remains off 2023 pace
Mills in the U.S. have produced 2.3 percent less steel in 2024 compared with the same time frame last year, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
The impacts of the nation’s first textiles EPR law
California's Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 is the first extended producer responsibility law specific to textiles in the U.S. and will have far-reaching implications.
Critical Mineral Consistency Act passes House
The Copper Development Association is urging the Senate to pass the legislation.
ACC backs bipartisan plastic recycling bill
The American Chemistry Council backs a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that would place a 30 percent recycled content mandate on plastic packaging.
Pennsylvania associations push for battery safety bill
Two waste-related associations in Pennsylvania encourage passage of lithium-ion battery producer responsibility bill.
Texas anti-ESG law prompts legal filing
Trade association files lawsuit saying Texas law interferes with investment and corporate governance rights.
California apparel EPR bill moves forward
The Responsible Textile Recovery Act, if signed by the governor, requires a producer responsibility system for discarded clothing to be in place later this decade.
Massachusetts voters support modernizing state bottle bill
A statewide poll finds 82 percent of voters want legislators to address Massachusetts’ litter problem by modernizing the bottle bill.
Commentary: Realizing the benefits of boosting aluminum can recycling rates in the US
Realizing these economic and environmental benefits to aluminum can recycling in the U.S. requires a shift to a circular economy.
