/tags/recycling recycling en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:27:09 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-23/california-sues-exxonmobil-for-misleading-public-on-plastic-recycling California’s lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:27:09 GMT /npr-news/2024-09-23/california-sues-exxonmobil-for-misleading-public-on-plastic-recycling Alejandra Borunda, Michael Copley /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-27/buying-a-mattress-in-oregon-that-could-soon-come-with-an-extra-fee The fees will fund Oregon's new mattress recycling program, which could launch as soon as this summer. Mon, 27 May 2024 14:25:46 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-27/buying-a-mattress-in-oregon-that-could-soon-come-with-an-extra-fee April Ehrlich /politics-government/2024-04-02/how-oregons-bottle-bill-does-or-doesnt-play-into-the-states-drug-crisis A group of business owners and residents in Portland is pushing for the Oregon Legislature to reconsider the cash refunds offered for recycling beverage containers. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:20:18 GMT /politics-government/2024-04-02/how-oregons-bottle-bill-does-or-doesnt-play-into-the-states-drug-crisis Gemma DiCarlo /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-21/in-states-that-pay-bottle-deposits-private-redemption-centers-are-struggling Legislation in Maine would mimic Oregon’s system of giving a recycling cooperative unclaimed deposits. California is mulling changes as well. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:03:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-21/in-states-that-pay-bottle-deposits-private-redemption-centers-are-struggling Elaine S. Povich / Stateline /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-01/dont-call-it-toilet-to-tap-california-plans-to-turn-sewage-into-drinking-water Waste would undergo extensive treatment and testing before it’s piped directly to taps, providing a new, costly but renewable water supply. The state’s new draft rules are more than a decade in the making. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:56:23 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-01/dont-call-it-toilet-to-tap-california-plans-to-turn-sewage-into-drinking-water Rachel Becker /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-04-09/oregons-bottle-bill-reaches-huge-milestone-more-than-2-billion-containers-redeemed-in-2022 For the first time since Oregon’s Bottle Bill recycling program began, Oregonians returned more than two billion beverage containers, as the program paid out more than $205 million to consumers and local nonprofits in 2022. Sun, 09 Apr 2023 12:45:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-04-09/oregons-bottle-bill-reaches-huge-milestone-more-than-2-billion-containers-redeemed-in-2022 Monica Samayoa /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-27/we-never-got-good-at-recycling-plastic-some-states-are-trying-a-new-approach New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system. Fri, 27 May 2022 23:14:51 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-27/we-never-got-good-at-recycling-plastic-some-states-are-trying-a-new-approach Matthew Schuerman /npr-news/2022-04-28/california-is-investigating-big-oil-for-allegedly-misleading-the-public-on-recycling California's attorney general is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public that most plastic can be recycled, citing NPR and PBS Frontline's investigation of the industry. Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:08:41 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-28/california-is-investigating-big-oil-for-allegedly-misleading-the-public-on-recycling Laura Sullivan /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-04-18/coming-to-oregon-more-ways-to-recycle-your-mattresses The vast majority of mattresses in Oregon end up in landfills. State lawmakers approved a bill this year that’s meant to change that. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:21:49 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-04-18/coming-to-oregon-more-ways-to-recycle-your-mattresses Chris M Lehman / KLCC /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-08-16/oregons-recycling-system-is-getting-an-update-packaging-makers-will-help-pay-for-it The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act will overhaul Oregon’s recycling system with plans to make it easier to offload containers and packaging. Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:18:57 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-08-16/oregons-recycling-system-is-getting-an-update-packaging-makers-will-help-pay-for-it Monica Samayoa