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From Steve Brun of CBC P.E.I.: "A long-awaited increase to the refund [Prince Edward] Islanders receive for their recyclable beverage containers could be coming soon, but it won't be as much as the P.E.I. government once promised." tinyurl.com/4pu9vzcx

Proposed legislation in NY "aims to reduce plastic pollution by shifting the financial burden of packaging waste management from consumers to producers." Read the full story in Packaging Insights.packaginginsights.com/news/new-york-…

CRI supports CA SB 633, which would require manufacturers to 1) report the amt of imported postconsumer recycled plastic they use by country of origin, and 2) provide proof of third-party validation of the PCR content. See all of our input on CA's #DRS @ tinyurl.com/45fddfx2

Bali, Indonesia has banned plastic cups, 1/2-liter plastic water bottles & other small single-use water containers. Read more in Packaging Insights. packaginginsights.com/news/bali-plas…

CRI Pres Susan V. Collins recently testified before a Texas House of Representatives cmte in support of a bill to establish a statewide beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill). View: tinyurl.com/mwc8sysy. Written testimony: tinyurl.com/yeymbubd

"Newly released data shows many major bottlers increased their post-consumer PET use in beverage containers sold into California last year, surpassing the state’s 15% minimum recycled content mandate for that year … " Read more in Resource Recycling. tinyurl.com/2mycj99v

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Thank you Judith Enck for this insightful op-ed about the need for an effective national #bottlebill. We appreciate your linking to CRI information with data that demonstrates #bottlebill benefits. Susan V. Collins

"Kind Snacks is launching its first retail pilot program in the United States to test flexible paper wrappers, which it says consumers can recycle in curbside programs." Read more: Packaging Dive packagingdive.com/news/kind-snac…

CRI President Susan V. Collins last week spoke in favor of legislation to establish a beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) in Rhode Island. The state is 1 of just 2 of the U.S. New England states w/out a #DRS. Carol Hagan McEntee wpri.com/news/politics/…

Imp news reported in Packaging Dive: "Maryland has become the sixth U.S. state with a packaging EPR law after Gov. Wes Moore signed SB 901 on Tuesday. The law covers certain packaging and paper products, including beverage containers." Senator Malcolm Augustine tinyurl.com/kwpb32pu

Reporter Leah Garden writes that state-level extended producer responsibility (#EPR) programs "enable a circular economy, allowing manufacturers to navigate import uncertainty through up-cycled domestic production."

Upgrades approved by CalRecycle to CA's beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) include a $10M grant for a mixed plastics recycling facility, add'l grants for #MRF retrofits & more. Read the story in Resource Recycling: tinyurl.com/mpww7dve

"A bipartisan bill in [TX] to introduce a bottle deposit return system ran out of time for a state House vote, but supporters see cause for optimism after a strong showing during the recently concluded biennial legislative session." Texans For Clean Water tinyurl.com/bdhhw4d6

"The UK Government is considering the appointment of a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) as part of its packaging EPR (pEPR) … in response to concerns voiced by the food packaging industry regarding the scheme’s efficiency and responsibilities." tinyurl.com/5yx55nf3

Oregon's beverage container deposit return system (#DRS, aka #bottlebill) leads the 10 U.S. #DRS states w/an 87% beverage container redemption rate (2023 data).