Year Packed with Packaging Regulations
This guest blog is provided by Recycling Today, and written by Megan Smalley, Managing Editor.
This year has brought about a flurry of legislative activity related to sustainability and packaging, with many states announcing plastic bag bans; plastic straw and foam bans; and extended producer responsibility (EPR) bills.
The following are just some regulations that occurred in 2019:
- In April, New York banned plastic bags and put a fee on paper bags.
- In May, Maine became the first state to ban polystyrene foam containers; Maryland followed suit, also banning polystyrene (PS) foam containers.
- In June, Maine and Vermont banned plastic bags. Also, Vermont banned plastic straws, stirrers and expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam.
- In July, Oregon and Delaware banned plastic bags; Connecticut put a fee on plastic bags with eventual plans of banning plastic bags.
Additionally,…
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