More Than 100 Companies Endorse EPR Approach The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a U.K.-based nonprofit that promotes the circular economy, released a statement advocating for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for the packaging industry. The statement was endorsed by more than 100 companies and associations. “As a group of businesses and stakeholders that are drawn from across the packaging value chain, we are calling for the implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes for packaging,” the statement reads in part. “We recognize that EPR is a necessary part of the solution to create the circular economy for packaging we are aiming for. EPR schemes, through which all industry players that introduce packaging to the market provide funding dedi- cated to its collecting and processing after use, are the only proven and likely pathways to provide the required funding. Without such policies, packaging collection and recycling is unlikely to be meaningfully scaled, and tens of millions of [metric tons] of packaging will continue to end up in the environment every year. “To solve the packaging waste and pollution crisis, a comprehensive circular economy approach is required.We must: eliminate the packaging we don’t need; innovate to ensure all the packaging we do need is reusable, recycla- ble or compostable; and circulate all the packaging we use, keeping it in the economy and out of the environment.This circular economy approach would lead to significant eco- nomic, environmental and social benefits and contribute to addressing major global challenges, such as plastic pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss.” Along with the statement, the Ellen MacArthur Founda- tion committed to engage with governments, associations and other stakeholders advocating for the establishment of well-designed EPR policies and support implementing and improving EPR schemes locally. Companies endorsing the statement include Beiersdorf, Borealis, Berry Global, Da- none, Diageo, DS Smith, Ferrero, Friesland Campina, H&M, Henkel, Inditex, Indorama Ventures, L’Oréal, Mars, Mondi, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Pick n Pay, Reckitt, Schwarz Group, Tetra Pak,The Coca-Cola Co., Unilever,Veolia andWalmart. Casella Waste Systems, Inc., in partnership with Rudarpa, Inc. broke ground on a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) pro- cessing facility at its North Country Environmental Services (NCES) disposal facility in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. The facility is designed to capture the landfill gas which is currently being flared and separate it into marketable gas- es, with primary emphasis on methane and carbon dioxide. Once processed, the RNG will be transported by truck for injection into existing pipeline facilities owned by Liberty Utilities.The emissions reduction from converting the land- fill gas into a transportation fuel is estimated to be 78,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, which is equiva- lent to taking more than 15,000 passenger cars off the road. Casella, Rudarpa Break Ground On New Facility
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