Polypropylene is just as big in packaging as PET but it is recycled at a fraction of PET. Only 8 percent of 1.2 million tons ...

Industry producers there now are responsible—both operationally and financially—for recycling their product packaging. The APR says that to make the system more effective and efficient, it is critical ...

The Washington State House of Representatives has approved a bill designed to modernize the state’s recycling system by ...

Legislation to overhaul the state’s outdated recycling system passed the Washington State House of Representative. The ...

A new recycling law has long been on the wish list of environmental advocates and would standardize the state’s recycling system.

“The Recycling Modernization Act will make recycling easier for households and bring greater transparency and accountability to the system, so people and businesses know when they set something ...

Washington's recycling system could be close to a major overhaul. A bill dubbed the "Recycling Reform Act" has been working its way through the Legislature this session, with a shot at clearing ...

“The passage of this bill represents a historic step forward for our state to a cleaner, more accessible, and more sustainable recycling system,” Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, the bill’s ...