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Ramboll Publishes EU-Focused End-of-Life Assessment for Fluoropolymers and PFAS Emissions
A new Ramboll report for the FluoroPolymer Group consolidates EU evidence on fluoropolymer waste flows, PFAS emissions from hazardous and municipal waste incineration, and the status of broad PFAS restriction proposals up to April 2026. It highlights that potential EU-wide PFAS group restrictions, together with existing PFAS limits, could materially affect fluoropolymer use, waste management strategies, and investment decisions around incineration, landfill, recycling, and critical raw material supply.
European UnionCalifornia Senate Appropriations Committee Places SB 1341 on Suspense File
On 11 May 2026 the California Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 1341 on wine and distilled spirits beverage container processing fees and placed the bill on its suspense file, with a further hearing scheduled for 14 May 2026. If enacted, the bill would temporarily let CalRecycle lower processing fees and adjust processing payments for boxed, pouched and similar wine and spirits containers, reducing costs for eligible producers while maintaining recycler funding.
United StatesGeorgia EPD Posts New Proposed and Executed Enforcement Orders
In May 2026, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division posted a new weekly set of proposed and executed enforcement orders covering multiple water, waste and emissions facilities, with public comment deadlines running from late May to early July. This signals continued active state-level environmental enforcement in Georgia and sets near-term dates that affected operators and their partners should factor into compliance, community engagement, and risk monitoring plans.
United StatesNew Hampshire House Refers Paint Product Stewardship Bill HB 1198-FN to Interim Study
In February 2026, the New Hampshire House sent HB 1198-FN, a bill to create a manufacturer-funded paint product stewardship program for architectural and aerosol paints, to interim study instead of advancing it toward enactment. Paint manufacturers and retailers selling into New Hampshire should view this as a signal of ongoing extended producer responsibility expectations for leftover paint while noting that no binding obligations or implementation timelines exist unless and until the bill is revived and passed.
United StatesRomania National Environmental Guard Reports Bodycam And Drone-Assisted Environmental Enforcement Actions
Romania’s National Environmental Guard has reported March 2026 enforcement actions using bodycams in Alba county, drones nationwide and intensive air-quality inspections in Bucharest, resulting in sizeable fines, activity suspensions and several criminal cases. These developments point to a more technology-driven, punitive enforcement approach that heightens compliance risk for mining, construction and municipal operators across Romania without changing the underlying legal requirements.
RomaniaMissouri SB 1586 Solid Waste Management Bill – House Rules Executive Session Postponed
Missouri’s SB 1586 would revise solid waste management statutes by clarifying disclosure duties for property containing disposal sites, confirming landfill and transfer-station fee mechanisms, and reallocating Solid Waste Management Fund revenues, with the bill currently pending in the House Rules – Legislative Committee after a postponed executive session in May 2026. If enacted, the measure could alter cost structures for landfill and transfer-station operators, change funding available to solid waste management districts, and heighten due diligence expectations for buyers and sellers of land that includes permitted or unpermitted solid waste disposal areas.
United StatesColorado House Advances SB26-003 on EV Battery End-Of-Life Management
Colorado lawmakers advanced SB26-003, with the House passing an amended version on second reading, to expand the state’s Battery Stewardship Act to cover end-of-life management of electric vehicle propulsion batteries and introduce a series of registration, labelling, collection and reporting duties from 2027 onward. If enacted, the law would create a dedicated producer-responsibility regime for EV batteries in Colorado, including a landfill disposal ban from late 2028, raising compliance expectations for automotive OEMs, importers, fleets and recyclers and signalling tighter lifecycle controls on high-voltage battery systems.
United StatesSouth Korea National Assembly Passes Six Climate‑Energy‑Environment Bills on Drought, Wildlife and Circular Economy
On 7 May 2026, South Korea's National Assembly passed six major climate, energy and environment amendment bills strengthening state powers on water reuse, wildlife protection, resource circulation, vehicle emissions management and support for environmental industries. These coordinated changes will tighten obligations and incentives for utilities, local governments, electronics and automotive retailers, industrial operators and environmental service providers, requiring early planning for new infrastructure, circular-economy investments and compliance systems ahead of staged entry into force from promulgation and July 2027.
South KoreaEuropean Commission Publishes Summary of Youth Consultation on Circular Economy Act
In May 2026 the European Commission published a detailed summary of its youth consultation on the forthcoming Circular Economy Act, capturing how 15–29 year olds prioritise structural, design and pricing measures for a fairer, more circular EU economy. These findings will feed into the Act’s impact assessment and eventual proposal, signalling strong youth backing for ambitious producer responsibility, demand-side incentives and accessibly priced circular options that could raise expectations across many product supply chains.
European UnionMinnesota House Introduces Bills on Tire Producer Stewardship and Severe Animal Testing Ban (HF 5129, HF 5131)
On 11 May 2026 the Minnesota House introduced bills to create a producer-funded tire recycling programme and to prohibit certain severe animal research procedures, both currently at first-reading stage. If enacted, these measures would tighten waste and research governance in Minnesota, requiring tire producers to finance end-of-life management and research organisations to redesign or relocate high-pain animal studies.
United StatesEnvironment Agency Updates Waste Batteries Guidance On England Charging Scheme 2018
On 11 May 2026 the Environment Agency updated its GOV.UK guidance for waste battery producers to direct users to the Waste (Miscellaneous) (England) Charging Scheme 2018 for current charges in England. This does not create new fees, but it reinforces that producers and battery compliance schemes must rely on the consolidated, CPI-indexed charging scheme when budgeting and ensuring correct payments, while other UK nations’ charges remain managed by their own regulators.
United KingdomEnvironment Agency Consults On Substantial Permit Variation For FCC Recycling Knottingley (EPR/JP3547JL/V018)
In May 2026 the Environment Agency opened a public consultation on a substantial variation to FCC Recycling (UK) Limited’s environmental permit for its Knottingley Process Plant in England. The variation would significantly expand waste treatment and effluent discharge operations at the site, so nearby industrial operators and stakeholders should review the new activities and potential air, water and waste impacts before the 10 June 2026 comment deadline.
United KingdomEU Parliament ITRE Draft Opinion on Simplifying Waste and Industrial Emissions Directives
In May 2026 the European Parliament’s ITRE committee issued a draft opinion on the Commission’s simplification package for the EU Waste Framework, Industrial Emissions and Medium Combustion Plant Directives, proposing substantial changes to environmental management system and permitting requirements. If adopted, the amendments would remove new IED EMS and chemical inventory obligations, ease BAT-based permit limits and derogations, and lengthen permit review cycles, lowering compliance burdens for many industrial operators while reshaping how they plan future emissions controls and investment decisions.
European UnionUS PHMSA Invites Comments on New Hazardous Materials Special Permit Applications
PHMSA has published a Federal Register notice listing new hazardous materials special permit applications, many involving lithium-ion batteries and rail operations, and is accepting public comments until 11 June 2026. These applications could prefigure future regulatory expectations for damaged and prototype batteries, alternative packaging, and electronic train consist management, so affected shippers, carriers, and recyclers should review and engage.
United StatesUS NOAA Seeks Comment on Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA has released a draft management plan and accompanying environmental assessment for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and is inviting public comment until 13 July 2026. The plan refreshes sanctuary priorities on spill prevention, marine debris, water quality, resilience and cultural resources under existing authorities, signalling future collaboration and enforcement focus for activities within the sanctuary rather than immediate new regulatory obligations.
United StatesEuropean Parliament ITRE Draft Opinion Seeks to Delete IED EMS Article and Introduce 10% BAT Derogation Presumption
In May 2026 the European Parliament’s ITRE committee issued a draft opinion on COM(2025)0986 that would delete the Industrial Emissions Directive’s new EMS article, extend permit review intervals and introduce 10% cost-based presumptions for setting emission limits and granting BAT derogations. If carried through the co-legislative process, these changes would materially soften upcoming EMS and BAT requirements for many EU industrial and waste installations, lowering near-term compliance costs but potentially delaying environmental performance improvements and altering long-term investment planning.
European UnionUK EPR Packaging: Local Authority Payment Schedule Guidance Updated
DEFRA and PackUK have updated GOV.UK guidance on EPR for packaging to confirm a quarterly payment schedule for producer-funded grants to local authorities and to improve accessibility, including a Welsh translation, as of 11 May 2026. This clarifies how and when EPR packaging fees will flow from producers to councils, supporting financial planning and implementation across the UK waste and packaging system without introducing new producer reporting deadlines.
United KingdomCalifornia Assembly Bill 2245 Proposes Lubricant Waste and Packaging Producer Responsibility Program
California Assembly Bill 2245 would create a new extended-producer-responsibility program for lubricant wastes and their packaging, and has advanced to the Assembly Appropriations Committee with a hearing set for 14 May 2026. If enacted, lubricant and packaging producers selling into California would face new registration, fee, reporting and collection obligations from around 2029–2031, requiring early planning on product portfolios, contracts, and waste-management partnerships.
United StatesCalifornia AB 2549: E‑Waste Manufacturer Notice Bill Placed on Appropriations Suspense File
California bill AB 2549, which tightens e‑waste manufacturer notice and fee‑reporting rules for battery‑embedded electronics, has advanced in the Assembly and was placed on the Appropriations Committee suspense file on 06 May 2026. If enacted, manufacturers and marketplace facilitators selling into California will need to deliver UPC‑based product fee data to CalRecycle and rely on new online notice forms and a public database by early 2027, increasing compliance and systems requirements for covered products.
United StatesUkraine Ministry of Economy Updates Register of Hazardous-Waste Management Licences (As of 07 May 2026)
Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy has published an updated register of licences for hazardous-waste management, bringing the official list of licence holders up to date as of 7 May 2026. Companies managing hazardous waste in Ukraine should verify that their licences and authorised operations are correctly reflected in this latest register, which authorities may rely on for compliance and market-access checks.
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