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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by asiachick on Thursday September 09, 2021 @10:59AM (#28470417)
That would make it so no one can introduce a better plastic
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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by u801e on Thursday September 09, 2021 @11:02AM (#28470453)
Pharmaceutical companies still introduce new medications. They just need to submit documents/applications to the relevant government authorities. The same could be done with packaging when trying to introduce a new type.
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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by asiachick on Thursday September 09, 2021 @11:36AM (#28470856)
great, super easy for regulatory capture. Just bribe the inspector to not approve your competitors.
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