The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently issued the first-ever report out of the White House addressing plastic pollution, “Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles, and Priorities.” The report is the culmination of the work of the Interagency Policy Committee (IPC) On Plastic Pollution and Circular Economy, formed in April 2023 alongside the EPA’s first-ever draft national strategy to address plastic pollution. In addition to cataloging actions already taken by the federal government to reduce plastic pollution, the report details federal focus areas for future intervention and clearly…
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