recycling

Published
December 5, 2024

Businesses will pay for packaging disposal under new state rules

The state Board of Environmental Protection adopted the rules Thursday despite opponents saying the regulations are unclear and the costs will be passed on to consumers.
Published
December 2, 2024

Business groups ask state to pause regulatory process in new recycling rules

The law is designed to make corporations cover the cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging by reimbursing municipalities for disposal costs and investing in recycling infrastructure statewide.
Published
September 10, 2024

Keurig to pay $1.5 million over false statements on K-Cups’ recyclability
Published
July 13, 2024

Nestle shifted critical recycling goal and revealed scale of plastics problem

About 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced globally every year – so another 30 Eiffel Towers might seem like a drop in the ocean. But the UN has warned if historic growth trends continue, that figure will almost treble to 1.1 billion tons in 2050.
Published
May 26, 2024

Augusta officials move closer to $18.2 million expansion of Hatch Hill landfill

Councilors are also considering restrictions on the landfill's use to further lengthen the lifespan of the city-owned landfill.