EPA releases roadmap to reduce plastic waste in the environment

EPA releases roadmap to reduce plastic waste in the environment

The publication comes ahead of the fifth session of INC-5 which aims to develop a legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution

Published Online: November 21, 2024

Written by: Recycling Product News Staff

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which outlines a roadmap to reduce plastic waste in the environment. This publication is part of the EPA's series on building a circular economy for all.

"SWANA congratulates the EPA on this publication," says Amy Lestition Burke executive director and CEO of SWANA. "As a US Plastics Pact Activator and an Implementation Partner of the Canada Plastics Pact, SWANA is committed to preventing plastic pollution and supports the intent of the strategy.  SWANA members play key roles in many of the strategy's objectives and goals."

The announcement comes shortly after America Recycles Day and just before the start of the fifth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5), which aims to develop a legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution. SWANA participated in INC-4 earlier this year, highlighting the key role of the waste and resource recovery industry in achieving the treaty's goals, which will be discussed for the last time during the INC-5. ..."

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