In one of the most ambitious statewide attempts to reduce dependence on plastics, California instituted a new requirement that makers of packaging pay for recycling and reduce or eliminate single-use plastic packaging. The law, signed by California’s governor on Thursday, is the fourth of its kind to be passed byContinue Reading
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), creator of aiWARE, a hyper-expansive enterprise AI platform, today announced that the Porterville Police Department is now successfully utilizing its intelligent stop data collection and reporting application Veritone Contact to meet the stringent requirements of the California AB 953 Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA)Continue Reading
Supporters of SB 54, a bill to create an extended producer responsibility program in California for plastic as well as printed paper and packaging, are racing the clock to pass the bill. Their goal: to convince the backers of a competing ballot measure to withdraw their proposal by a June 29 deadline. ThoseContinue Reading
“It’s normal. It should be, because it affects a lot of people for a long period of time and a lot of businesses,” she said. Sanborn added she’s focused on getting “the very best bill we can get, as long as it will work and it will not impede futureContinue Reading
Silicon Valley executive leads the charge to foster culture of diversity, equity and inclusion at Hyve Solutions that extends to company’s suppliers and customers FREMONT, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Steve Ichinaga, president and founder of Hyve Solutions Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of TD SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX) and a leadingContinue Reading
Three new lawsuits target reusable bags in California. | The Last Beach Cleanup If most community recycling programs don’t accept PE bags but some grocery stores do, are the bags legally considered recyclable? Three newly filed lawsuits argue the answer is no, implying it’s illegal for stores in California toContinue Reading
By JESSICA HILL, Las Vegas Sun FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Cathy Williams-Tuni looks over the Lahontan Valley from Rattlesnake Hill. Small houses and fields of alfalfa sit on the valley floor, where long irrigation canals flow with water. Williams-Tuni, the chair of the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation andContinue Reading
Leave it to Washington-DC-West — i.e., California — to come up with another grand idea for placing additional financial burden on plastics producers and consumers. This time the enabler is single-use plastics (SUP) and the method is — who would have guessed? — a new tax. This November, consumers will voteContinue Reading
As waves crashed along the shoreline behind him, California’s attorney general in April announced he subpoenaed ExxonMobil, alleging the company helped cause a global plastic pollution crisis while it intentionally deceived the public for decades. The oil company engaged in “historic and ongoing efforts to deceive the public,” attorney generalContinue Reading
As waves crashed along the shoreline behind him, California’s attorney general in April announced he subpoenaed ExxonMobil, alleging the company helped cause a global plastic pollution crisis while it intentionally deceived the public for decades. The oil company engaged in “historic and ongoing efforts to deceive the public,” attorney generalContinue Reading
