Field Notes
Pillar 2 of Recycling 2.0: Solving Separation Anxiety
As states like California, Oregon, Colorado, Maine, and Minnesota roll out ambitious new waste management policies with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging, stakeholders are busy identifying major hurdles to achieving the numerous ambitious targets mandated. The intent of packaging EPR is to hold producers and distributors accountable for the...
Ready to Become an EPR Expert? We’ve Got You Covered
Your journey to sustainable packaging starts here In response to the escalating plastic pollution crisis, a wave of new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws are being introduced across the United States. States like California, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota, and Maine are leading the charge, with more expected to join soon. If...
Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Don Meek of A New Earth Project Shares His Vision for Tackling Plastic Pollution
At the recent TedX Conference in Laguna Beach, California, Don Meek of A New Earth Project posed a thought-provoking question: "What if the global plastic pollution crisis is actually an opportunity?" This question lies at the heart of his passionate call to action, urging us to transform the looming dangers...
Worried About SB-54 and EPR Compliance? Here's Why Your Company Should Register for the Producer Responsibility Organization Now
If you're a company wondering whether you need to register for the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) to comply with California's new packaging legislation SB-54 and SB-343, the safe answer is likely yes. As the Sustainability Director at Atlantic Packaging, North America's largest privately held packaging company, Caroline DeLoach spends most...
Behold, Wild Idea Buffalo
Here at A New Earth Project, we love nothing more than learning about a company that embodies environmental ethics and sustainability in everything they do. The only thing better is being able to join forces with them to help them on that journey. Behold, Wild Idea Buffalo. Wild Idea...
Pushing for Innovation and Pragmatism in the Global Plastics Treaty: Insights from Industry Leaders
In what many hailed as the most insightful discussion of the Circularity Conference 2024, a handful of packaging innovators and industry heavyweights gathered to discuss "Defining Sustainability Criteria for Alternative Materials in the Global Plastic Treaty." The objective of their wide-ranging discussion was to better understand what a truly informed...