FAO factsheet, Food Wastage Footprint and Climate Change
The FAO’s brief report surveys the carbon footprint of food waste, the carbon intensities of different food types, and food waste reduction scenarios.
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ILSR Report, State of Composting in the US
Takes a national snapshot of composting practices and identifies model public policies and programs.
Report, Food Surplus and Its Climate Burdens
Provides a systematic approach to estimate consumer level food waste on a country scale and globally, based on food availability and requirements.
Comparison of State Laws on Electronics Recycling
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition’s 2013 spreadsheet comparing state laws on electronics recycling provides a survey of states with producer responsibility laws and other models.
California’s Global Warming Solutions Act and AB 341
California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (2006) prompted a scoping plan from the California Air Resources Board that included mandatory commercial recycling. AB 341 reduces landfill methane emissions via upstream diversion.
Report, Extended Producer Liability in the United States
Describes the evolution of EPR policies in the United States, focusing on the role of states.
Product Stewardship Institute
A public-private partnership researching, designing, implementing, evaluating, and promoting producer responsibility laws and voluntary programs that solve recycling and waste management issues to create a circular economy.
Bottle Bill Resource Guide
The Container Recycling Institute’s projects at bottlebill.org and container-recycling.org document active and proposed bottle bills in the US and abroad.
Report, Disposal Bans and Mandatory Recycling in the United States
The 2017 report from the Northeast Recycling Council catalogs disposal bans and mandatory recycling laws across all 50 states.
California’s proposed AB 1163
Would require manufacturers to make available sufficient service literature and functional parts to owners of the equipment, repair facilities, and service dealers.