1. California tackles plastic pollution at the source.
- Author
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Brock, Tara
- Subjects
PACKAGING recycling ,PLASTIC scrap ,PLASTICS ,GREENHOUSE gases ,POLLUTION - Abstract
In 2022, California took a bold step to address plastic pollution by enacting the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (Senate Bill (SB) 54), which dramatically overhauls how single-use packaging and single-use plastic foodware will be offered for sale, sold, distributed, and imported in the state, and tackles plastic pollution at the source. Extended producer responsibility To implement the above requirements, California adopted a comprehensive extend producer responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and foodware. [Extracted from the article]
- Published
- 2023