The U.S. EPA in April published a draft of its "National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution." Although it does not include the word "ban," the 48-page document lays out a number of steps to reduce plastic pollution, including addressing impacts during plastic production and post-use material management. Of course, boosting collection and recycling factors heavily in the plan, but EPA also touched on a point of sharp contention: reducing plastic production. Specifically, the agency called for creating a list of problematic items and for the setting of a new national voluntary goal to reduce production of the items on the list.
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