AMBR is collecting organizational sign-ons for a letter to CalRecycle outlining how SB 54 implementation can protect California’s high-performing paper and cardboard recycling systems.

The Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026 has been framed as a technical update to how recycled content is measured. In reality, it is part of a broader pattern of federal proposals — alongside the PACK Act — that threaten to undermine real recycling systems, weaken state leadership, and mislead consumers about what “recycling” actually…

At first glance, the federal Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act might sound like progress as proponents of the bill claim that it creates clearer, more consistent rules for environmental claims on packaging. It doesn’t. The PACK Act would weaken existing protections against misleading “recyclable” claims, lowering the bar so that companies can call packaging…