On November 18, 2020, the US House of Representatives approved by voice vote H.R.4636 the Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for International Cleaner Seas (PLASTICS) Act – “… It is the policy of the United States to consult, partner, and coordinate with the governments of foreign countries, international organizations, private and civil society entities, and other stakeholders in a concerted effort to (1) prevent and reduce marine debris and plastic waste … (2) advance innovative market-based solutions and catalyze private capital … (3) build the capacity of national and subnational governments in other countries … (4) support local economic development … and (5) engage in international and regional cooperation …” – Bill sections include: Findings; Statement of Policy; Sense of Congress; US Support to Improve Waste Management Systems and Prevent and Reduce Marine Debris; and Plastic Waste Reduction Initiative – The web link to the House action is included in the post on the home page of Plastic Food Packaging Waste News at https://pfpw.news/2020/11/20/plastic-waste-plastics-act-hr-4636-passes-house/ #PlasticWaste #SingleUsePlastic #PLASTICSAct #MarineDebris
Animal Digestible Food Packaging Initiative
Our reason-for-being/goal/purpose/objective/intent is to convince/inspire/persuade/encourage the food processing industry to establish and fund a public private partnership for the discovery of new food packaging materials that would be digestible by animals (farm animals as well as ubiquitous microbes).
