Extended producer responsibility policies are gaining steam in the US, but what they entail can differ widely from state to state.
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Older rooftop solar systems are being scrapped – often well before the end of their useful life. Establishing a product stewardship scheme is part of the solution.
New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.
Australia can boast that it leads the world in animal welfare practices. A ban on live exports will more animals being shipped from nations with lower standards.
Producer responsibility is increasingly being used to deal with the environmental costs of production. It can also be used to deal with social issues.
Priority should be given to improving municipal solid waste management in First Nation communities because they currently lack financial resources, infrastructure and solid waste diversion programs.
A global treaty on plastic pollution must incentivize a take-make-reuse waste management system and include quantitative targets based on geography-specific emissions.
Maine and Oregon have enacted laws that require makers of consumer product packaging to pay for recycling or disposing of it. Will other states follow?
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