recycling

Under new rules, plastic producers have to cut single use plastic, increase recycling rates and pay $5 billion to remedy harms from plastic pollution.

The $8 trillion wholesale product distribution industry is challenging a four-year-old Oregon recycling law weeks after the law took effect.

Curbside recycling in Oregon is about to get easier starting in July. A state law is taking effect designed to modernize the recycling process.

State lawmakers want redemption sites to close at 8 p.m. and use mobile drop-offs after complaints of nighttime drug deals, litter and homeless camps, but people who rely on refunds object.

California is beginning to enforce its ban on foodware made from expanded polystyrene, commonly known as plastic foam or Styrofoam.

Oregon is on track to become the first state to launch a recycling program that holds producers accountable for their product packaging.

The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act rules were approved by the Environmental Quality Commission to reduce waste from packaging.

California’s lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste.

The fees will fund Oregon's new mattress recycling program, which could launch as soon as this summer.

A group of business owners and residents in Portland is pushing for the Oregon Legislature to reconsider the cash refunds offered for recycling beverage containers.

Legislation in Maine would mimic Oregon’s system of giving a recycling cooperative unclaimed deposits. California is mulling changes as well.

Waste would undergo extensive treatment and testing before it’s piped directly to taps, providing a new, costly but renewable water supply. The state’s new draft rules are more than a decade in the making.