Where Waste Comes From: Your Closet
On average, each American throws away about 81 pounds of clothing, shoes, and household textiles...
Learning From Maine and Oregon’s EPR Programs
Maine was the first U.S. state to pass Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation for packaging...
Can The PACK Act Fix America’s Recycling Label Confusion?
If you’ve ever stood at your recycling bin wondering whether a package’s chasing arrows symbol...
Extended Producer Responsibility In 2025: Progress, With More To Come
The landscape of packaging waste management continued to evolve for the better in 2025, as...
Washington and Maryland Enact Packaging EPR Laws
Two states took significant steps toward circular economy leadership this month. Washington and Maryland enacted...
How Medical Sharps Disposal Came To Oklahoma
Editor’s Note: Our friends at the Product Stewardship Institute recently helped the state of Oklahoma...
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Carbios’ Emmanuel Ladent on the Dawn of Enzymatic Plastic Recycling
Is plastic recycling at a turning point? Meet Emmanuel Ladent, CEO of Carbios, a Clermont-Ferrand,...
Earth911 Podcast: The Product Stewardship Institute’s Scott Cassel on Growing Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended producer responsibility (EPR), the idea that manufacturers of products and packaging should take responsibility...