U.S. Actions to Address Plastic Pollution

U.S. Actions to Address Plastic Pollution - State Department

Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) program: EPA releases an annual report, Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures, to ...

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Strategy ...

Communities across the United States and around the world are facing a plastic pollution crisis. Plastic production and waste have doubled ...

Reducing Single-Use Plastic Pollution | U.S. Department of the Interior

Issued on June 8, 2022, Secretary's Order 3407 (SO 3407) aims to reduce the procurement, sale and distribution of single-use plastic products and packaging ...

Pollution Act - Break Free From Plastic

The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 (BFFPPA) builds on successful statewide laws across the U.S. and outlines practical plastic reduction.

Plastic Pollution - United States Department of State

Often stemming from poor waste mismanagement, plastic pollution is a major environmental issue because most plastics do not biodegrade and instead break down ...

Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution | US EPA

EPA releases the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Plastics and Other Waste in Waterways and Oceans.

US has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution

The new US strategy covers five areas: plastic production, product design, waste generation, waste management and plastic capture and removal.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Steps to Reduce ...

Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft “National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution” for public comment, ...

White House Announces New Strategy on Plastics Pollution | Insights

Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy released "Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, ...

10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution - NRDC

Stop buying bottled water. Each year, close to 20 billion plastic bottles are tossed in the trash. Carry a reusable bottle in your bag, and you' ...

mobilizing federal action on plastic pollution: progress, principles

Plastic waste has also doubled in that time, and is now found almost everywhere on our planet, from floating garbage patches in the. Pacific Ocean to nearly ...

U.S. works to reduce plastic pollution - U.S. Embassy & Consulates ...

Ensure 100% of plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. ; Undertake ambitious actions to effectively recycle or ...

Save Our Seas Initiative | Sustainable Urbanization - USAID

The Save Our Seas Initiative is a USAID initiative to combat ocean plastic pollution globally. It includes 14 national and regional USAID programs in key ...

Existing U.S. Federal Authorities to Address Plastic Pollution

The exponential growth in plastic production since the early. 20th century has resulted in staggering annual global usage, reaching 460 million metric tons ...

Breaking the Plastic Wave: Top Findings for Preventing Plastic ...

Preventing ocean plastic pollution mitigates climate change and creates jobs. Girls carry bags of plastic waste as rubbish pickers sift through ...

3 ways the US can act on the plastic waste crisis and protect our ...

An exorbitant amount of plastic waste continues to plague our oceans, threatening marine life and the people who depend on these waters for ...

Federal Register :: Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution to reduce plastic waste and ...

7 Interventions for U.S. Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste

This can include efforts to increase collection of plastics into waste management systems, plastic recycling, and isolation or treatment of remaining plastic ...

U.S. State and Local Governments Collaborate to Reduce Plastic ...

States in the U.S. are taking innovative and bold action intent on curbing plastic pollution. These actions include circular economy ...

Plastics | Initiatives | WWF - World Wildlife Fund

Every day, plastic waste flows into nature at an unprecedented rate—more than a dump truck load every minute into our oceans alone. And it's choking our ...