A December 1, 2022 Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) news release https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-huffman-merkley-lowenthal-introduce-legislation-to-address-plastic-production-crisis advises that S.5163, the “Protecting Communities from Plastics Act” has been introduced in the Senate, and referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5163/all-info#latestSummary-content – The legislation would “… crack down on the plastic production process … to address the harmful environmental justice impacts … and moving our economy away from an overreliance on single-use plastic. It establishes stricter rules for petrochemical plants to safeguard the health of American communities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions … The bill would also begin to shift the U.S. economy away from its dependence on certain single-use plastics, creating new nationwide targets for plastic source reduction and reuse in the packaging and food service sectors. These targets are paired with federal incentives to spur expansion of reusable and refillable systems …” #PlasticWaste #SingleUsePlastic #PlasticReuse
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).
