Good News This Week: August 16, 2025 - Shoes, Cheese, & Wheelchairs

Good News This Week: August 16, 2025 - Shoes, Cheese, & Wheelchairs

Good News This Week: August 16, 2025 - Shoes, Cheese, & Wheelchairs ‍ The Best Positive News We’re Celebrating This Week — Under a new, first-of-its-kind state law, companies that sell packaged products in Oregon are now financially responsible for recycling them Oregon’s new Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act will hold companies that sell packaged products in the state financially responsible for helping the state collect and recycle the packaging. In addition to holding companies responsible for the lifecycle of their products, the new law aims to modernize the state’s recycling system, bring more uniform curbside recycling statewide, add drop-off sites and bins, and expand access. The RMA is the first in the U.S. to implement an Extended Producer Responsibility policy specifically on packaging, and other states are following its lead, including Minnesota and California. Why is this good news? While it’s important for each of us to be a conscious consumer, corporations sh…