Biden endorses ‘ambitious’ plastics agenda, reductions in virgin production -USA
Posted on July 26, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic RecyclingAn 83-page report from the Biden administration is the most detailed federal government policy statement yet on addressing plastics in the environment.
Source: Biden endorses ‘ambitious’ plastics agenda, reductions in virgin production | Plastics News
The report also highlighted environmental justice concerns.
“Safe and affordable alternatives to plastic are not always accessible,” the report said. “At the same time, many communities are overburdened by the pollution created from plastic production and disposal.”
The report also linked concerns about microplastics and chemicals in plastics to Biden administration efforts to reduce cancer deaths.
It noted that more than 90 percent of plastics come from fossil fuels and said under business-as-usual growth scenarios for plastics, resin production could account for 15-30 percent of the global carbon budget by 2050, undermining efforts to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 C.
Plastics groups said the Biden announcement does not acknowledge the environmental impact of other materials.
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