Maria Rachal
Senior EditorMaria is the senior editor for Packaging Dive and was part of the publication’s 2023 launch team. Some of her key coverage areas today include extended producer responsibility, materials policy and labeling. This builds on more than seven years of covering sustainability, science and regulatory news for Waste Dive, Smart Cities Dive and MedTech Dive. She has also contributed to multiple Azbee and Neal award-winning packages. You can reach her at mrachal@industrydive.com and on LinkedIn.
268 articles by Maria Rachal
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CAA shares revised California EPR program plan, announces CEO change
Oct. 14, 2026 -
Chasing clarity: SB 343 uncertainty influencing labeling, packaging choices
Oct. 6, 2026 -
Federal EPR could cut waste management costs in half: WWF
Sept. 30, 2026 -
EFS, Merlin, GreenWaste, Valemi get flex film recycling contracts
Sept. 29, 2026 -
Newsom vetoes recycled content claims bill, blaming ‘economic headwinds’
Sept. 28, 2026 -
Circular Services acquisition bets on integrating reuse with recycling
Sept. 23, 2026 -
California EPR lawsuit escalates as forthcoming Oregon ruling looms
Aug. 21, 2026 -
California compostables bills, opposed by BPI, won’t advance
Aug. 18, 2026 -
Tracking Plastic Act proposes advancing recycled content standards
Aug. 3, 2026 -
Federal labeling, recycled content bills spotlighted in congressional hearing
July 23, 2026 -
California blocked from enforcing upcoming ‘truth in labeling’ law
July 15, 2026 -
By the numbers: Oregon’s 1st year of packaging EPR
July 8, 2026 -
17 Republican AGs suing over California packaging EPR law
June 23, 2026 -
California packaging EPR budget expected to exceed $9B in next 5 years
June 16, 2026 -
What’s next for the US Plastics Pact under new leadership
June 16, 2026 -
California advances compostables, recycled content labeling bills
May 29, 2026 -
Oregon updates responsible end markets verification process
May 22, 2026 -
More litigation expected over California recycling regulations
May 13, 2026 -
Maine’s packaging EPR implementation lags
May 11, 2026 -
5 predictions as US packaging EPR progresses
May 6, 2026 -
At long last, California publishes SB 54 EPR rules
May 4, 2026 -
California bills propose compostables restrictions
April 22, 2026 -
Next step in recycling more healthcare plastics: Better labeling
April 13, 2026 -
AF&PA can’t join NAW’s Oregon EPR lawsuit, judge rules
April 7, 2026 -
New EU guidance on PPWR released less than 5 months from start date
March 31, 2026