Recycling, Trash & Bag Rule Watch

Track household waste rules in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: recycling acceptance changes, cart and fee changes and collection schedule changes in the 50 largest cities; plastic bag, foam, packaging and utensil bans and fees by state and city with effective dates; composting mandates and food waste collection programs; bulk pickup, e-waste, hazardous waste, tire, mattress and shred event dates within 30 days in the 50 largest metros; holiday collection schedule shifts for the coming week; bottle deposit and extended producer responsibility changes; mail-back and take-back program changes at Best Buy, Staples, Home Depot, Apple and Amazon; and state recycling and waste laws taking effect. Prefer city sanitation departments, state environmental agencies, retailer program pages and established local reporting; ignore unverified posts. Put the city or state first in the title with the date. Use high severity for a rule with fines taking effect within 14 days, a bag or packaging fee starting statewide, or a free event within 7 days in a metro over one million. Return no more than 10 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.