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Christopher Smith

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Why SB 54 — California’s new plastic packaging law — should be on every retailer’s radar

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By Christopher Smith, Saul Ewing
| Chain Store Age Verified
California' s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, known as SB 54, is reshaping how businesses manage packaging materials sold into the state. With permanent regulations now in effect and key compliance deadlines having passed, retailers can no longer afford to treat the law as a future concern. Even businesses that do not manufacture packaging or consider themselves "producers" should not assume SB 54 has no bearing on their operations.
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Ushering in a new era of packaging responsibility

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By Christopher Smith
| Recycling Today Verified
California’s plastic packaging law, Senate Bill 54, now is in effect, meaning that deadlines, fees and regulatory enforcement loom for companies. The extended producer responsibility (EPR) law regulates plastic packaging in the state and is reshaping how companies design, finance and manage their plastic packaging in the country’s largest consumer market.
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Privacy Coins Were Built On The Right Idea, But A Fragile Foundation

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By Christopher Smith
| Benzinga
Crypto's early promise rested on radical transparency. That design gave blockchains their auditability, but it also created a problem the industry has never solved: most people don't want every payment, salary transfer, donation, or business transaction visible forever. Privacy coins emerged from that discomfort. They promised something close to digital cash on public rails. Users could transact without exposing their full financial lives to a ledger, an analytics firm, or a future adversary.
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