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June 18, 2025
| This week’s recycling news and insights for industry leaders
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Quick, visualize a water product sold on the go. Did you picture a PET plastic bottle, perhaps? Though these kinds of bottles still dominate the non-carbonated water product market, metal and fiber-based containers are becoming more popular.
One alternative, Boxed Water is Better, recently agreed to change certain environmental claims it makes about the cartons it uses for water. Today’s story discusses those changes and what it might mean for other bottled water companies.
Thanks for reading, and stay hydrated!
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Megan Quinn
Senior Reporter, Waste Dive
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The brand Boxed Water is Better agreed to change certain environmental statements on its packaging in response to a nonprofit’s review, which was requested by the International Bottled Water Association.
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New York legislators sent a battery EPR update bill to the governor, inspired by an uptick in scooter and e-bike fires. Connecticut's governor also signed a broad battery EPR law last week.
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Packaging industry groups celebrated the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act’s failure to advance as the legislature’s formal session came to a close early Wednesday.
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The county-run facility, funded in part by grants from the state’s Department of Environment and Conservation, aims to improve recycling access and infrastructure in a region with a growing population.
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CalRecycle is ramping up textile EPR implementation, while existing municipal programs in Ohio and New Jersey aim to strengthen textile recycling.
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Lawmakers and regulators from California, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Tennessee shared insights on scaling up at a Product Stewardship Institute event.
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