Pellets and Politics
The Democrats' $2 trillion social and climate spending plan that passed the House of Representatives Nov. 19 includes a potential five-fold increase in fines for workplace safety violations and significantly more money for the Occupational Safety and Health Admnistration.
I'm not going to pretend I have a crystal ball and say what a Biden EPA will do on the details of plastics policy. I'm not sure anyone knows. EPA and other agencies will get pulled in a lot of different ways.
Tweets from a U.S. Senator on resin taxes and a group of plastic bottle makers pushing container deposits, both in the same week, show how much plastic debates have changed.
A lot of eyes will be watching the U.S. Plastics Pact when it releases a list this year of ‘problematic' plastic packaging its member companies should avoid.
A small but growing number of companies are mandating COVID-19 vaccination for staff. One Plastics News columnist thinks it is the way to go.
There are two sides of plastics on display in the climate debate: its role in enabling new technology like electric cars, and the need to address packaging waste and recycling problems.
There are two sides of plastics on display in the climate debate: its role in enabling new technology like electric cars, and the need to address packaging waste and recycling problems.
A virgin resin tax, along the lines of what the United Kingdom government is considering, would help the plastics recycling situation in the United States.
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