Policy

States in the West are rewriting the rules for packaging. These are the issues we follow.

Extended producer responsibility

Laws that make the companies selling packaged goods responsible for collecting and recycling the packaging.

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Recycled content

Minimum shares of recycled material in new packaging, and how that share is measured.

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Recyclability and labels

Rules for when a package may be called recyclable or compostable, and what its label may say.

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Material restrictions

Bans and limits on particular materials, formats and additives.

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