EPA weighs in on cuts to single-use plastic production

Source: https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2023/04/25/epa-weighs-in-on-cuts-to-single-use-plastic-production/

Author: Jared Paben

Although it doesn’t use the word “ban,” the U.S. EPA released a plastics pollution strategy that supports steps to reduce production of single-use and difficult-to-recycle plastics.  EPA on April 21 published a draft of its “National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution,” and the agency is seeking comments on it. The 48-page document lays out a number of steps to reduce plastic pollution, including addressing impacts during plastic production and post-use material management, including preventing plastic from entering waterways and cleaning up the material that’s already in the environment.