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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on an updated (draft) scientific guidance on criteria for evaluating and preparing post-consumer mechanical PET recycling process applications under

Requirements for Resins for Use in Food-Contact Articles

If a post-consumer resin (PCR) is used to produce polyethylene (PE) resin for use in food-contact articles, what are the regulations/requirements...

Identical bills, SB-1035 and AB-2236, that would only allow stores to provide 100% recycled paper bags or reusable grocery bags not made from plastic film material beginning in 2026, were introduced in the California Senate and Assembly on February 8, 2024. Current law prohibits stores from providing most single-use carryout bags.

CalRecycle released on December 28, the SB 343 Preliminary Findings Report for material types and forms that routinely become feedstock in the production of new products and packaging.

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced that the

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced several proposed changes to its Safer Choice Standard. Among the proposed changes are provisions to strengthen sustainable packaging requirements that the Agency explained were made in “response to consumer demand and innovations in packaging materials and technologies.” The proposed changes concerning primary packaging are listed below.