By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 1, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/california-recycling-climate-and-environment-5764cb82719ea35ae1907934ccb4a870 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program, while giving beverage dealers another option...

By Marissa Heffernan, PLASTICS RECYCLING UPDATE August 31, 2022 https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2022/08/31/amendments-to-calif-bottle-expansion-bill-bring-big-changes/ Last-minute amendments to California bottle bill expansion legislation would remove the daily fee opt-out for retailers and instead require them to either...

Los Angeles, CA — SB 1013 (Atkins), a bill expanding the bottle deposit system to include wine and distilled spirits, is also loaded with pork for major corporations that...

Los Angeles, CA -- With two weeks left in the legislative session, Consumer Watchdog today urged Governor Newsom to reform a hopelessly shattered bottle deposit system via a budget...

By Marisa Endicott, SANTA ROSA PRESS-DEMOCRAT August 13, 2022 https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/another-sonoma-county-recycling-center-is-closing-leaving-consumers-with-e/ It soon will get even harder to score a bit of extra cash in Sonoma County for turning inbottles and cans. One of...

By Tara Atrian, KCRW 89.9FM NPR Santa Monica, CA  July 18, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Consumer Watchdog's new report shows California's new recycling...

By Brooke Staggs, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Appeared in: Los Angeles Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, Whittier Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze July 15, 2022 https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/15/report-pilot-mobile-recycling-programs-arent-fix-for-californias-crumbling-system/ The concept...

Los Angeles, CA — CalRecycle is banking on pilot programs around the state, including “mobile” return pilots, to make it easier for consumers to get California Redemption Value (CRV)...

By Sofia Fernandez, LOS ANGELES TIMES July 12, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-07-12/california-beer-breweries-can-shortage-recycling Cindy Le, the operations director at Almanac Beer Co. in Alameda, had customers lining up for her Black Magic IPA and Peaceful...

As the FTC updates its guidance on green marketing, some advocates are pushing it to provide clarity on commonly used (and abused) terms. By Saijel Kishan, BLOOMBERG NEWS July 7, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-07/what-makes-a-product-sustainable-vague-claims-can-mislead-shoppers Sustainable. Natural. Carbon...