Staff reporter @rrecycling. Former ed, port, environment reporter @the_daily_news. Free Spirit '14. she/her. University of Arizona alum
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Marissa Heffernan primarily covers topics related to recycling, EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility), packaging, environmental protection, and waste management. Her articles often cite data and government announcements while also featuring press releases.
Given her focus on the United States, she may be particularly interested in pitches from experts with insights into local or national initiatives related to recycling policies, EPR regulations, sustainable packaging trends, or waste management practices within the U.S.
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The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery on Oct. 14 opened a 15-day written comment period on permanent regulations for the state’s EPR program.
MRFs looking to improve their profit and loss should consider automation, AMP representatives said in the third installment of the AMP Live Talks webinar series. Continue Reading→
After starting in plastics, an online recycled material trading platform is expanding into glass, metal, rubber, OCC and paper and will soon add e-scrap. Continue Reading→
After starting in plastics, an online recycled material trading platform is expanding into glass, metal, rubber, OCC and paper and will soon add e-scrap. Continue Reading→
By: Marissa Heffernan
About 30,000 tons of biopharma single-use plastic is disposed of every year globally, representing a unique opportunity for closed-loop recycling, some in the industry say.
By: Marissa Heffernan
The medical and research fields hold great potential for closed-loop plastic recycling as long as logistics can be solved, some in the industry recently said – and several companies are working to do just that. Continue Reading→
By: Marissa Heffernan
Rob Lawson-Shanks, CEO and co-founder of Molg spoke about battery legislation at the 2024 E-Scrap Conference, joined by Leo Raudys, president and CEO of Call2Recycle; Jeff Farano, manager of compliance and governmental relations for SA Recycling; and Jeff Gloyd, founder of Gloyd Recycling Solutions.
Setting up successful organics diversion – whether statewide or just in one city – requires creativity, flexibility and a strong education campaign, presenters at WasteCon 2024 told attendees. Continue Reading→
Novelis used about 2.3 million metric tons of recycled aluminum across its operations in 2024.
Wine and distilled spirits in bottles, boxes, bladders, pouches or similar containers were added to the California redemption system in 2022, and the state is working through rulemaking and implementation. | Monticello/Shutterstock
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