CPSC Press Archive

2022​

• Tracking 2022 recycling laws by state - WasteDive, 11/29/22

• ​After Hours: Sacramento Area Sustainable Business Awards - Sacramento Business Journal, 10/20/22

• SF State students give fresh look to unwanted clothing through repair and redesign - San Francisco State University News, 10/13/22

• Follow These Simple Rules When You Want to Recycle Your Bike - Yahoo! News, 10/4/22

• Goodwill and the California Product Stewardship Council partner on used apparel - KALW, 10/3/22

• California targets battery and device collection - Recycling Today, 9/20/22

• California governor signs recycling and waste bills as part of climate change package - WasteDive, 9/19/22

• California governor signs bills expanding e-scrap recycling - E-Scrap News, 9/19/22

• Two Landmark Bills in California Aiming to Increase Battery Recycling Signed Into Law - Waste Advantage Magazine, 9/19/22

• California Passes Two New Bills to Overhaul State’s Battery Extended Producer Responsibility Program and Broadly Expand State’s E-Waste Program - Beveridge & Diamond PC, 9/8/22

• California takes action to cut more plastics waste, including grocery produce bags - LA Times, 9/5/22

• California legislation develops statewide battery recycling program - Waste Today, 9/1/22

• Bill to expand California e-scrap program passes - E-Scrap News, 9/1/22

• California legislature advances battery EPR and takeback bills, aiming to avert facility fires - WasteDive, 8/31/22

• Non-profits honor California Legislators, including Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, and staff for advancing circular and equitable economy legislation - Amigos805, 8/25/22

• ​More Propane, More Problems: California Likely to Pass Ban on Single-Use Gas Cans - Gear Junkie, 8/25/22

• California could be first state to ban 1-lb propane cylinders used by campers - San Francisco Chronicle, 8/24/22

• California Assembly Approves Bill to Phase Out 1-Pound, Single-Use Propane Cylinders – Yosemite National Park Propane Cylinders Available to Purchase Inside the Park are Refillable - Sierra Sun Times, 8/16/22

• Bill To Prohibit One Pound Disposable Propane Tanks Passed By Assembly - California Globe, 8/16/22

• Bill To Eliminate Single Use Propane Cylinders Passes Assembly - Patch, 8/15/22

• Reducing Your Home's Environmental Impact Isn't as Complicated as it Seems - Inside Hook, 8/9/22

• ​What Is Extended Producer Responsibility in Textiles — and What’s Missing From Current Policies? - Conscious Life and Style, 7/29/22

• Lawmakers spending the week in Maine, Canada - CalMatters, 7/26/22

• Supes back propane canister ban - Mad River Union, 7/21/22

• California went big on rooftop solar. It created an environmental danger in the process - LA Times, 07/14/22

• ThredUp, Rent the Runway, The RealReal Rally For Reuse Reform - Sourcing Journal, 7/13/22

• Illegal dumps chock Bay Area watersheds and open space - The Mercury News, 6/20/22

• Is Recycled Polyester From Water Bottles Greenwashing? - Ecocult, 6/16/22

• Key takeaways from the Global Fashion Summit: More diversity, more collaboration - Vogue Business, 6/13/22

• Your Clothes Can Have an Afterlife: NIST report identifies strategies for greater reuse and recycling of textiles -NIST, 5/9/22

• Solar Panel Recycling Pilot Wraps Up in City of Santa Monica, CA - Waste Advantage Magazine, 4/22/22

• Legislation to keep batteries out of landfills passes first committee - Orange County Breeze, 4/25/22

• Q&A: Doug Kobold of the California Product Stewardship Council discusses how products can be disposed of properly without harming the environment - Sacramento News & Review, 4/20/22

• Fashion Industry, We Must Prepare for New Regulations - Sourcing Journal, 4/15/22

• California Voice: Goal to keep batteries out of landfills needs a recharge - Marin Independent Journal, 4/9/22

• Opinion: California goal to keep batteries out of landfills needs a recharge - Silicon Valley, 4/6/22

• New legislation proposed a statewide program to recycle batteries - Orange County Breeze, 2/26/22

• Will California go big on climate action? Here's what lawmakers want - Los Angeles Times, 2/24/22

• ​California launches circularity projects focused on repair and reuse of textiles - Recycling Product News, 2/9/22

• California Launches Innovative Textiles Circularity Projects: Part 2 – Waste 360, 2/9/22

• California Launches Innovative Textiles Circularity Projects: Part 1 – Waste 360, 2/8/22

• Lithium Battery Fires Are Threatening Recycling as We Know It - VICE, 2/1/22

• California Industry Group Takes On Textile Waste - Sourcing Journal, 1/11/22

• Textile Industry Urged to Fund Circularity - Ecotextile, 1/4/22

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2021

• Alameda County, CA and Delta Diablo Partner with State on Expired Marine Flare Collection Events - Waste Advantage, 10/8/21

• Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles – Federal NIST workshop, 9/21/21 – 9/23/21

• Solidarity in the Secondhand Supply Chain – Fashion Revolution Panel, 9/16/21

• The Future of Fashion: 5 Voices in Fashiontech - Maggie Green Style, 09/15/21

• California: Home to Global Innovators in Waste Reduction- Waste Advantage Magazine, 8/18/21

• RRWA: Safe medicine disposal program update for Mendocino and Sonoma counties- Ukiah Daily Journal, 8/3/21

• Huntington Beach marine flare safety; Resident coupon for reusable alternative- Huntington Beach News, 7/20/21

• Crown Ace Hardware hosts special propane cylinder giveaway- Huntington Beach News, 7/19/21

• Eco-tip: Options slim for treated wood disposal, solutions needed from state- VC Star, 7/3/21

• An Analysis of Lithium-ion Battery Fires in Waste Management and Recycling- US EPA, 07/2021

• Aquafil Carpet Recycling Facility: Tour and Interview Hosted by CPSC- CPSC, 05/2021

• The Morning Show featuring Dr. Joanne Brasch- KSVY 91.3 FM Sonoma Valley, 5/6/21

• Sustainability Blog: And the fastest-growing waste stream is...-City of Thousand Oaks, April 2021

• Fibershed Solutions to Microplastic Problems: Why textiles need to be at the core of California's action on microplastics- Fibershed, 4/15/21

• California successfully installs 250 medication disposal bins across state- Waste Today Magazine, 4/9/21

• California Product Stewardship Council Battery Fire Report 2021- Waste Advantage Magazine, 3/24/21

• What's the Latest Research on Synthetic Microfiber Pollution from Fashion?- EcoCult, 3/22/21

• ​Eye on the Environment | Unintended consequences from light bulb ban?- VC Reporter, 3/18/21

• Waste, Reuse and Recycling - Dissecting Current Market Trends and Legislation on Recycling, Producer Responsibility, and How Reuse and Recycling Conserves Resources- KSQD 90.7 Santa Cruz, 3/10/21

• Waste360 Announces 2021 40 Under 40 Awards Winners- Waste360, 3/4/21

• Conscious couture: How Lowell students can make a difference with what they wear- The Lowell, 2/17/21End-of-life regulation is coming for fashion- Vogue Business, 2/4/21

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2020

• Eye on the Environment | How Much Wood Would You Chuck at $500 Per Ton?- VC Reporter, 12/23/20

• Extended Producer Responsibility and Unique Waste Streams- SWANA NorCal Webinar, 12/12/20

• Why today's 'fast fashions' can be bad for the planet- Science News for Students, 12/10/20

• Eco-tip: How would you treat treated wood? Relaxed rules expire next month- VC Star, 11/14/20

• Clearing the air by tracking toxics and chemicals- The Acorn, 11/12/20

• Eye on the Environment | Tracking Toxins and Talking Transitions- VC Reporter, 10/28/20

• Priority Product Survey Results 2020- CPSC, 10/21/20

• Eco-tip: When the state stopped playing a 'high-stakes game of chemical whack-a-mole'- VC Star, 10/17/20

• California Ramps Up Consumer Drug Takeback Program with Help- Waste360, 9/23/20

• It's Time to Invest In Our Clothing: Clothing Repair, Reuse, & Repurposing Are No Longer An Option, But A Necessity- AATCC,9/10/20

• LED marine flare company wins waste reduction award in California- The Log, 9/5/20

• California legislature passes recycled content mandate, EPR bills stall for a second year in a row- Waste Dive, 9/1/20

• CPSC Executive Director Doug Kobold to Discuss Waste, Climate Change, and Arrow Awards- KZFR 90.1 Chico, 8/25/20

• LED Marine Flare Company Wins Coveted Waste Reduction Award in California- Cision PRWeb, 8/25/20

• Several California Companies Working Together to Solve the Waste Crisis Through Innovative Business Models- Waste Today, 8/19/20

• California's Top Companies Recognized for Product Stewardship and Green Job Creation- Recycling Product News, 8/18/20

• Sirius Signal to Receive the Green Arrow Award from the California Product Stewardship Council- Sirius Signal, 8/8/20

• Sen. Patricia Bates Applauds Expansion of California Drug Take-Back Program - Orange County Breeze, 8/5/20

• Medication Take-Back Bins Installed at Pasadena Vons Locations - PasadenaNow.com, 8/5/20

• Solar Panel Recycling Research from the Counties of Butte and San Mateo and the City of Santa Monica - IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, 6/18/20 and supporting 5-minute video

• Class Is In Session- Sportswear International, 4/14/20

• California Pushes for Solar Panel Waste Policy- Waste360, 3/31/20

• To combat opioid crisis, California Take-Back drugs program available for Pass area- Record Gazette, 2/5/20

• Medicine disposal bins now available- Del Norte Triplicate, 1/30/20

• Fashion has a misinformation problem. That's bad for the environment- Vox, 1/27/20

• California PFAS priority product proposal sparks discord- ChemicalWatch, 1/22/20

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2019

• Waste Connections cities batteries in trash, recycling fires- The Columbian, 11/21/19

• Sustainable Textiles in the Fashion Industry- Waste Advantage Magazine, 11/4/19

• Life In Plastic: California's Recycling Woes- KCET Socal Connected, 10/15/19

• The Power & Influence Behind the World of Recycling- KCET Socal Connected, 10/15/19

• Smarter Scoring scores $17M to reduce chemical waste- Austin Business Journal, 9/23/19

• Single-Use Packaging Proposal on Pause in California- resource-recycling.com, 9/17/19

• Short circuiting the circular economy- resource-recycling.com, 9/1/19

• Drug Disposal Bins Coming to California- drugtopics.com, 8/27/19

• Dispose of unused medications properly- Recordnet.com, 8/1/19

• Pot Stickler- PacificSun, 7/10/19

• Good News for Cities: Producer-Paid Medication and Needle Collection Is Coming- Western Cities, 7/1/19

• Why a California lawmaker wants to ban cigarette filters and disposable vapes- CalMatters, 6/25/19

• California Product Stewardship Council lauds Canadian government initiative on plastics- Recycling Product News, 6/18/19

• Panels Be Gone- Chico News and Review, 6/13/19​

• New global sustainability standard for solar modules in the works- PV Magazine, 6/4/19

• ​Protecting Butte County Together- Chico News and Review, 5/23/19

• NorCal Officials Discuss Drug Take-Back- KCRA 3 News, 4/26/19

• National Drug Take-Back Day Gives Area Residents a Chance to Drop-Off  Unused Old Drugs- Stockton Record, 4/27/19

• Eco-tip Batteries Not Included In Your Garbage Can or Recycling Cart- vcstar.com, 4/17/19

• California Readies for Statewide Extended Producer Responsibility for Pharma Waste- Lexology, 4/4/19​

• Drug Take-Back Program Goes Statewide- SF Estuary Institute, 1/7/19

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2018

• Recyclable plastic is ending up in landfills- ABC 7 News, 12/6/18

• California State Senator Considers Himself a Pharmacist First, pharmacyschool.usc.edu- 10/31/18

• California Product Stewardship Council Crusader Plans to Go National to Impact Change- Waste 360, 10/25/18

• California Signs Drug and Needle Take Bake Program into Law- Waste 360, 10/1/18

• Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson SB 212 Press Release- Senator Jackson, 9/30/18

• Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf To Welcome State Conference On Waste Reduction- Oakland News Now, 7/26/18 

• Texas technology company recognized by California Product Stewardship Council- Waste Advantage, 7/26/18

• 2018 Arrow Awards Press Release- CPSC, 7/25/18

• States’ Waste Paint Problem Becomes a Solution for Recyclers, Retailers- Waste 360, 7/5/18

• Combatting the opioid crisis with drug takeback programs- Tim Goncharoff, American Public Works Association Reporter, March 2018

• We All Pay For E-Commerce’s Cardboard Problem- Forbes, 1/10/18

• Recycle Centers Overwhelmed with Boxes after Online Holiday Shopping- CBS News, 1/3/18

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2017

• Focusing on Safe Disposal of Sharps and Pharmaceutical Waste- Heidi Sanborn, Akin Babatola & Debbie Raphael, Western City Magazine, October 2017

• California pushes carpet industry to recycle- Jeff VonKaenel, Sacramento News and Review, 7/20/17

• Swept under the rug: After forming California’s carpet recycling program, industry prevents it from spreading nationwide- Michael Mott, Sacramento News and Review, 7/20/17

• All That Online Shopping Has Cardboard Consequences- Chiara Sottile and Jo Ling Kent, NBC News 6/18/17

• The Truth About Meal-Kit Freezer Packs- Kiera Butler, Mother Jones, 6/4/17

• Blame ‘Amazon Effect’ for Proposed Bump in S.F. Garbage Bills- Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5/24/17

• Why Hundreds Dropped Off Unwanted Pills in Nationwide Event- KCRA 3 News, 5/5/17

• The New Refillable 1 lb. Propane Cylinders: Sparking the Paradigm Shift Away from Disposables- Heidi Sanborn and Jordan Wells, Waste Advantage Magazine, 4/27/17

• State Agency Critical of Carpet Industry’s Failed Recycling Program- CBS SF, 12/20/17

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2016

• Pharma loses one batter over drug take-back programs, but wins another- Ed Silverman, STAT News, 6/16/16

• LA County supes set aside drug take-back proposal, for now- Stephanie O’Neill and Paul Glickman, 6/14/16

• LA County Supervisors set — again — to vote on drug take-back ordinance- Stephanie O’Neill, Southern California Public Radio, 6/13/16

• Five Bay Area Counties Urge State Board to Allow Safe Drug Disposal Programs- San Francisco Department of the Environment Press Release, 6/2/16

• Campers and Tailgaters: U-Haul Introduces Refillable 1-LB Propane Cylinders in California- U-Haul Press Release, 6/2/16

• How And Where To Dump Your Leftover Drugs — Responsibly- Emily Bazar, California Healthline, 5/27/16

• Dangerous prescription drug battle plan for LA County: Let’s put it off- Hoa Quach, MyNewsLA.com, 5/17/16

• LA Times Column Covers LA County Proposed EPR Ordinance- California Inc., David Lazarus, 5/16/16

• Vote on LA County drug take-back proposal delayed again- Stephanie O’Neill, Southern California Public Radio, 5/16/16

• Big Pharma Under Pressure to Pay For Drug Take-Back Programs- Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 4/30/16

• Proposed LA County Law Would Make Pharma Pay for Drug, Sharps Disposal- Stephanie O’Neill, Southern California Public Radio, 4/22/16

• Shareholders Challenge Pharmaceutical Industry To Take Back Unused Drugs- As You Sow Press Release, 4/22/16

• OP/ED: The Truth About Costs of the LA County Drug Take-Back Ordinance- Arthur J. Shartsis and Heidi Sanborn, Los Cerritos News, 4/20/16

• What to do with old prescription drugs? Four O.C. Walgreens will be take-back sites for medications- Jenna Chandler, Orange County Register, 2/22/16

• Safe and Convenient Medicine Collection is Good Medicine for LA County- Op-Ed by Heidi Sanborn, Los Cerritos News, 2/12/16

• Drug Disposal Bins Welcome Tool in Opioid Fight- Sacramento Bee Editorial, 2/11/16

• Walgreens Leads Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse with New Programs to Help Curb Misuse of Medications and the Rise in Overdose Deaths- Walgreens Press Release, 2/9/16

• Groups Urge FDA To End Medication Flushing Advice- InsideEPA, 1/26/16

• California Product Stewardship Council and Others Urge Federal Agencies to Revise Recommendations for Safe Medicine Disposal- California Product Stewardship Council Press Release, 1/26/16

• Educating Patients About Sharps Disposal- Medical Board of California Winter Newsletter 2016 (article on page 11 of PDF)

• Extended Producer Responsibility: Protecting Public Health and the Environment- Jen Jackson and Heidi Sanborn, Western City Magazine, January 2016

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2015

• Don’t Flush Those Meds! City of Folsom Police Department Announces New Medicine Collection Bin- The Folsom Insider, 12/17/15

• Medicine Collection Bin Available at Folsom Police Department- Kathy Locke, Sacramento Bee, 12/16/15

• Folsom Police Department Announces New Medicine Collection Bin to Help Make Homes Safer for Children, Teens, and Pets- Don’t Rush to Flush, Meds in the Bin We All Win! Press Release, 12/16/15

• California Wins Big Against Big Pharma: Organization Hopes Other States Follow the Lead- Addiction Campuses, 10/29/15

• Santa Clara County Receives Eight New Medication Disposal Bins to Protect the Environment and Public Health- Don’t Rush to Flush, Meds in the Bin We All Win! Press Release, 10/1/15

• NEW ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION LAUNCHES! National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Forms to Promote a Circular Economy Through Producer Responsibility Press Release- NSAC, 9/25/15

• The Challenges of Implementing EPR- Heidi Sanborn, Recycling Product News, September 2015

• California Adds Fourth R – Refill – to Keep Propane Tanks Out of the Trash- Elizabeth McGowan, 8/24/15

• Supreme Court Upholds the Alameda Ordinance that Producers Share in Responsibility for Product Waste: What Does That Mean for the Waste Industry?- Heidi Sanborn, Waste Advantage Magazine, August 2015

• The Evolution of EPR for Packaging in the US- Matt Prindiville and Heidi Sanborn, PAC NEXT EPR Updates: Canada, USA, & Europe, Summer 2015

• Arrow Award Leads to Collaboration and Development of Innovative and Green Household Hazardous Waste Collection Containers for Home Use!- Waste Advantage Magazine, 6/29/15

• Producers Should Share in Responsibility for Product Waste to Prevent Water Pollution– Heidi Sanborn, Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works (SCAP) June 2015 Monthly Update

• Waking Up to Mattress Recycling- Roger Guttentag, Resource Recycling Magazine, June 2015

• Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal on California Pharmaceutical EPR Law- Allan Gerlat, Waste 360, 5/29/15

• Supreme Court Will Not Review Alameda’s Drug Disposal Law- Scott Shafer, KQED News State of Health, 5/26/15

• Too Much Garbage in Gotham- Waste360

• Challenged in Court, Killed in Legislature, Drug Take-Back Taking Root in Counties- George Lauer, California Healthline, 3/30/15

• Extended Producer Responsibility: An Opportunity, Not a Threat- John Skinner, Ph.D., SWANA Executive Director and CEO, 3/12/15

• Should Pharmaceutical Companies Pay for Local Drug Take-Back Programs?- Go Green Radio episode, 3/6/15

• Creating Safe Medicine Disposal Options- Op Ed by London Breed, San Francisco Examiner, 2/25/15

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2014

• Prescription Drugs Are Polluting Our Waters- Carren Jao, KCET, 12/1/14