This is totally doable if everyone comes together, so that's why it's so disappointing to see so many normally aligned groups backbiting. They're in search of the perfect. W e can wait to get everything we want, but that has led to getting nothing." There's a fundamental split in many states between groups arguing that industry needs to be at the table and those who don't trust it to govern itself., even thought is a It's a banner year for "extended producer responsibility" bills, which set targets for reducing and recycling products, and task industry-backed groups with meeting them and raising the necessary funds. Legislation to reduce plastic packaging waste in particular is at a record high, with 20-odd measures introduced across the country."