With more solar panels entering the US waste stream, EPR policy and standards emerge. NERC hosts a webinar on recycling solar panels.
Worth it: Building demolition and reuse. NERC's recent materials reuse forum is cited.
Data Corner: End of an extended rise in materials pricing?. In May, NERC reported that the average value of a blended ton of recyclables in the first quarter of 2022 was $138.62, down 15% from the fourth quarter of 2021.
State laws on post-consumer recycled content ‘moving faster than industry’. NERC's model PCR law is cited.
Model legislation for postconsumer recycled content in plastic packaging aims to ‘harmonize’ state policy. NERC and the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association have published model legislation for minimum post-consumer recycled content in plastic products and packaging.
Model bill for reuse of resins proposed. NERC and NEWMOA have assembled a model bill aimed at encouraging the reuse of resins in consumer products and packaging.