U.S. to Boost Efforts to Regulate Plastic Pollution
The country has introduced various regulatory measures to contain plastic pollution.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The U.S. administration aims to accelerate efforts to regulate plastic pollution during the current year. The measures seem to have strong support from various bodies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Interior, the GSA and other federal agencies.
The EPA had recently started funding recycling infrastructure investments, with an aim to promote innovations in collection, sorting and other processing technologies. The rising public concerns regarding plastic pollution has led to increased plastics regulation at the international, federal and state levels.
The country has introduced various regulatory measures to contain plastic pollution. For instance, the Executive Order 14057 issued in December 2021 directs federal agencies to support recycled products market and accelerate transition to a circular economy. The EPA has announced grants to promote enhanced solid waste infrastructure for recycling. Also, the order issued by the Secretary of the Interior targets to phase out all single-use plastics products from federally managed lands by 2032.
The recent actions by the U.S. administration indicates that such efforts are likely to remain a primary area of action in 2023 as well. However, the legislature is unlikely to pass a broad standalone bill to address plastic pollution in the next session.
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