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Under a new, first-of-its-kind state law, companies that sell packaged products in Oregon are now financially responsible for recycling them
Oregon’s new Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act will hold companies that sell packaged products in the state financially responsible for helping the state collect and recycle the packaging.
In addition to holding companies responsible for the lifecycle of their products, the new law aims to modernize the state’s recycling system, bring more uniform curbside recycling statewide, add drop-off sites and bins, and expand access.
The RMA is the first in the U.S. to implement an Extended Producer Responsibility policy specifically on packaging, and other states are following its lead, including Minnesota and California.
Why is this good news?While it’s important for each of us to be a conscious consumer, corporations should be conscious producers, too. This law brings some much-needed accountability for companies to consider the full impact of the goods they produce — from the item itself to the packaging it arrives in.
Plus, when recycling rules vary by locality, it makes recycling confusing and people less likely to participate — this will help bring some clarity.
A Wisconsin restaurant exclusively hires teenagers — when its owner fell ill, those teens stepped in to save the business
The Urban Olive & Vine in Hudson, Wisconsin proudly makes a point of exclusively hiring teenagers. For years, owners Chad and Carol Trainor have supported them as they transitioned on to other opportunities.
But when Carol suddenly experienced a grand mal seizure, everything changed for the couple. She spent eight months at the MHealth Fairview hospital in Minneapolis — largely in a coma — and Chad rarely left her side.
Chad considered shutting down the business entirely — but their employees wouldn’t have it. He came to the restaurant at the crack of dawn to work out weekly schedules, but for the rest, their team of 30 teens took over — coming in early for opening, staying late to close up, and more.
Ultimately, we hope that companies will do the right thing and feel responsible for every aspect of the things they produce — but that, of course, doesn’t always happen! I’m excited to see Oregon’s government stepping in to help solve a problem that impacts people and the planet.
What do you think of that new packaging law?
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