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Bill of the Day: Reduce, Reuse, Extended Producer Responsibility, Recycle

By |2026-02-19T10:50:39-05:00February 19, 2026|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Plastic Waste, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

Extended Producer Responsibility is the concept that manufacturers are responsible for the entire lifecycle of their product, particularly for end-of-life disposal and recycling. These programs shift waste management burdens away from consumers, local governments, and taxpayers to the producers, which incentivizes producers to design programs and products to be more sustainable, reusable, or recyclable.

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Clean Water & Flood Resilience Recap: 2025 Bill Outcomes

By |2025-03-06T11:24:36-05:00March 6, 2025|Categories: Clean Water, Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Flood Resiliency, Plastic Waste, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 25 bills this General Assembly session that protect communities from flooding, reduce toxic pollution in water, reduce plastic litter, and more.

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Banning Polystyrene in Restaurants

By |2024-06-06T15:13:45-04:00June 6, 2024|Categories: Plastic Waste, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

Katie Register and Zach Huntington from Clean Virginia Waterways provided commentary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch that phasing out polystyrene containers will not economically burden restaurants, as sustainable alternatives are available, affordable, and enhance customer support.

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