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Preparing for a future in which restaurants have a role in recycling

Working Lunch: This week's political podcast looks at the evolving issue of Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, laws on recycling across the country. Consultants Michael Washburn and Chloe Kapanen offer insights for compliance.

In this week’s Working Lunch, Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley of Align Public Strategies take a look at Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, laws that have passed in seven states that have to do with recycling. They speak with Michael Washburn and Chloe Kapanen of Washburn Consulting Group, who offer insights for the restaurant industry’s role in compliance.

Kefauver and Coley also discuss the Cracker Barrel attacks, and give a lengthy legislative scorecard to catch up after their summer break.

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