Pending state packaging EPR bills (New Jersey, Illinois and others)

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• Law or Bill

  California AB 2253 (recycled content claims)

  California, USA | On the Governor’s desk; decision due by 30 September 2026

  Would require any product claiming recycled content to back the claim with documented, certified recycled content from 2030. Opposed by Bill Shireman, author of California’s bottle bill, in a featured viewpoint.

  Policy and advocacy
• Law or Bill

  France AGEC anti-waste law

  France | In force since 2020, phased measures

  Sets a path to end single-use plastic packaging by 2040, bans plastic around most fruit and vegetables, and requires microfibre filters in new washing machines.

  Policy and advocacy
• Law or Bill

  Oregon SB 582 (Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act)

  Oregon, USA | Operating; first fees July 2025

  Packaging extended producer responsibility law; producers began paying fees in July 2025.

  Policy and advocacy
• Research

  A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans

  Eriksen, M. et al. (5 Gyres Institute) | PLOS ONE | 2023

  A 40-year time series showing a steep rise since 2005, and a call for binding global action rather than voluntary measures.

  Policy and advocacyResearch and science