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PLASTICS' Krieger Briefs New Hampshire Legislators
After seeing a Recycling is Real video, the Chair of the New Hampshire House Environment and Agriculture Committee invited PLASTICS to present on recycling, current recycling technologies, and industry efforts to advance recycling and sustainability.
Patrick Krieger, PLASTICS' VP of Sustainability, addressed the committee on January 31. Danielle Fortunato, PLASTICS' Regional Director of State Government Affairs, reports the legislators were engaged, asked many questions, and that the committee chair, having issued the invitation, has shared positive feedback.
The Wall Street Journal
Spreads the Word:
New Jersey's Bag Ban Failure
Recently, the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recognized a report commissioned by the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA), that examined the effects of a New Jersey ban on single-use plastic bags.
According to WSJ: “In a fit of virtue-signaling, New Jersey passed a law in 2020 that banned single-use plastic and paper bags in all stores and food service businesses starting in May 2022. It’s a major inconvenience for state residents, and now a report suggests it has also been an environmental dud.”
WSJ went on to cite the report’s findings that, while the number of thin plastic bags declined since the ban, the heavier, reusable plastics bags consumers turned to resulted in a 500% rise in greenhouse gas emissions and that “90% of the new reusable bags are used a mere two or three times. So they are piling up in landfills and homes.”
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