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A bill in the legislature aims to change how Minnesota disposes of its waste

A new ‘Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act’, that is in the works, would require all in-state Minnesota packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2032.

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More plastic generated globally, now more than ever A bill in the legislature aims to change how Minnesota disposes of its waste

The rest, Koudelka says - more than 3 million tons - ends up in waste treatment facilities or landfills every year.

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Minnesota bill would make brands pay to recycle packaging, plastics under extended producer responsibility

Minnesota bill would make brands pay to recycle packaging, plastics under extended producer responsibility
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Minnesota bill takes aim at packaging waste

Extended producer responsibility laws have been adopted in four states–and a bill could make Minnesota the fifth.

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