Andrew Wheeler Calls Ocean Plastics a Top Priority for Asia Trip

SEATTLE (Waste 360): During a trip to Japan this week, Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), plans to discuss the ocean plastics pollution crisis, referring to it as “one of the world’s most pressing environmental concerns.”

In an interview with The Washington Post, Wheeler emphasized that one of his major concerns is stopping the amount of waste entering the oceans from other countries.

Wheeler’s trip comes after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese import, and according to The Post, the EPA chief’s trip fits into Trump’s goal of increasing pressure on China.

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