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Truth mandated, speech challenged: Federal judge issues preliminary injunction on the enforcement of California’s SB 343 “Truth in Recycling” law on First and Fourteenth Amendment grounds

By Kendra Sherman, Allen Kacenjar, Danelle Gagliardi and Abigail Dop on July 22, 2026 Posted in Climate Change & Sustainability, Packaging and Packaging Waste

Our firm published this prior client alert to help companies prepare for California’s SB 343, known as the “Truth in Recycling Law,” which is set to become effective on October 4, 2026. However, the law was recently challenged in the US District Court for the Southern District of California by a coalition that includes the … Continue Reading

pEPR scheme: Fever-Tree’s legal challenge to waste disposal fees applied to its glass bottles supplied to pubs and restaurants

By Caroline Almond and Cristina Vela Gonzalez on July 6, 2026 Posted in Packaging and Packaging Waste

Fever-Tree has recently launched a legal challenge against the Environment Agency (EA) over its application of the waste disposal fees under the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme to their glass bottles supplied to pubs, bars and restaurants. Background The pEPR scheme has been implemented under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations … Continue Reading