Keller and Heckman Partner Hazel O’Keeffe will be one of the speakers at the International Seminar on Biotechnology Applied to the Plastics Sector, to be held virtually on March 1-2, 2022.
Keller and Heckman Partners George Misko, Mitzi Clark, and Kathryn C. Skaggs will be among the speakers at Food Contact Regulations USA 2022, to be held in Washington D.C., June 27-28, 2022. The titles of their presentations are:
Regulations implementing the Sustainable Packaging for the State of California Act of 2018, SB1335, became effective on December 31, 2021. The Act requires food service facilities located in state-owned facilities, operating on or as a concessionaire on state-owned property, or under contract to provide food service to a state agency to use food service packaging that is either reusable, recyclable, or compostable. It also requires the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to create, publish, and maintain a list of acceptable packaging materials and items.
The European Commission (EC) has issued a draft Regulation that would repeal and replace Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods.
Over 230 processes have been evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to date. The draft Regulation, when adopted, will serve as the legal basis for the authorization decisions for recycling processes, which will be drawn up thereafter by the EC.
Keller and Heckman Partner Hazel O’Keeffe will present, “Legislative aspects: food contact and recycled material,” followed by Associate Ales Bartl who will present, “Legislative aspects: REACH and recycled material,” at the International Seminar on Plastics Recycling, taking place in Valencia, Spain on December 1-2, 2021. The seminar will focus on the challenges of recycling plastic waste when implementing a circular economy that aims to create more sustainable solutions.
I believe ASTM took over administration of the Resin Identification Codes and issued a standard (ASTM D7611) that changed the recycling arrow...
On October 5, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 343, Truth in Labeling for Recyclable Materials. This bill is intended to reduce recycling contamination and consumer confusion with respect to recycling.
Colorado’s Plastic Pollution Reduction Act eliminates a law that prohibits municipalities from passing ordinances banning the use or sale of certain types of plastic materials. The Act, HB21-1162, which was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on July 6, 2021, will phase out single-use plastic bags and polystyrene cups and containers, in addition to reversing a law that pre-empts local plastic bans.