Author: Jack Cooper

Flexible Packaging – Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

January 21, 2021 Jack Cooper

On Dec. 7, 2020, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) issued a joint statement on legislative elements of an EPR Bill for Packaging and Paper Products – The agreement addresses ....

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Plastic Waste – DoE Releases Plastics Innovation Challenge

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Jack Cooper

On January 19, 2021, the Department of Energy released its “Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap and Request for Information” – The “… Plastics Innovation Challenge is a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in energy-efficient plastics recycling technologies … [that ....

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Plastic Waste – Renew Oceans Foundation Reportedly Folds

January 21, 2021 Jack Cooper

According to January 17, 2021 Reuters story the plastic industry supported Renew Oceans Foundation has folded – The story notes that “… The closure of Renew Oceans, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that an industry whose ....

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Marine Litter – Addressed in New NOAA Strategic Plan

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Jack Cooper

On January 19, 2021 NOAA released its Blue Economy Strategic Plan for 2021-2025, which aligns with several key agency initiatives, including the 2020 Federal Strategy for Addressing the Global Challenge of Marine Litter – The plan “… focuses on five sectors that NOAA ....

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US Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Jack Cooper

On January 14. 2021, the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies announced that the third open session of the Committee on U.S. Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste will meet virtually on January 21 and 28, ....

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Microplastics – Analytical Methods Compared

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Jack Cooper

According to a study to be published in the April 15, 2021 journal, Science of The Total Environment, by researchers with the Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, China “… Microplastics, as an emerging pollutant, are widely spread in the oceans. The ....

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Microplastics – Canada to Explore Environmental and Human Health Effects

January 12, 2021 Jack Cooper

In October 2020, the Canadian government released a report which summarizes “… the current state of the science regarding the potential impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health … It provides a review ....

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Recyclable Claims – Coffee Pods – Class Action Suit Certified

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Jack Cooper

According to a January 4, 2020 Arent Fox law firm Perspective  “… In September 2018, a consumer filed a putative class action in California against Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. … [alleging] that the company is participating in deceptive business practices ....

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Single Use Plastic – Mexico City Ban Effective January 1, 2021

January 4, 2021January 12, 2021 Jack Cooper

According to a January 1, 2020 AP story “… A broad ban on single-use containers, forks, straws and other ubiquitous items takes effect in Mexico’s capital … after more than a year of preparation … The ban also ....

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Reusable Food Packaging Summarized

January 4, 2021 Jack Cooper

According to an article in the December 2020 issue of Food Technology Magazine, titled “Orchestrating More Sustainable Reusable Food Packaging” by Dr. Claire Sand “… Reusable packaging represents a decoupling of the single-use packaging economy ....

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Our vision is that animal digestible food packaging will be developed and widely used, so food waste and accompanying packaging can be diverted from landfills and become a resource as animal feed.

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Flexible Packaging – Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Plastic Waste – DoE Releases Plastics Innovation Challenge

Plastic Waste – Renew Oceans Foundation Reportedly Folds

Marine Litter – Addressed in New NOAA Strategic Plan

US Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste

Microplastics – Analytical Methods Compared

Microplastics – Canada to Explore Environmental and Human Health Effects

Recyclable Claims – Coffee Pods – Class Action Suit Certified

Single Use Plastic – Mexico City Ban Effective January 1, 2021

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