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Oct. 22, 2025
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Experts are untangling the complexities of extended producer responsibility for packaging programs, particularly the issue of responsible end markets. Read on to see how professionals tackled the matter in discussions at last week’s Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference.
Plus, catch up on our recent stories regarding EPR developments in Oregon, China’s new regulations concerning OCC markets, film recycling market updates and more news from this week.
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Megan Quinn
Senior Reporter, Waste Dive
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While some aspects of EPR programs, like ecomodulation, won’t be a priority until later, end market identification should be done up front, according to speakers at the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference.
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The announced restrictions on dry-milled recycled pulp imports could set the table for a full ban on the material. While OCC prices dropped, many industry participants are in wait-and-see mode, sources say.
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Since acquiring the Myplas USA plant that shuttered after only months in operation, GDB Circular says it has turned the site into a “flagship” facility.
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The state's new drop-off depots are meant to collect harder-to-recycle items not accepted in curbside bins. By 2027, the state aims to open more than 140 such sites.
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Sustainable packaging innovation is a balancing act between regulation and eye-catching design, said speakers during The Future of Food & Packaging Innovation virtual event hosted by Food Dive and Packaging Dive.
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The new carts, manufactured by Cascade Engineering, are made of a plastic alternative from solid waste. UBQ aims to expand partnerships and production the U.S., with plans to build two new facilities in the next few years.
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