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Plastics Proposed Legislation

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Introduced Addressing Plastic Pellets

H.R. 7634 has been introduced into the United States House of Representatives which is titled: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (“Act”). The Act requires that the United States...more

Goldberg Segalla

Microplastics: Nurdle Law and Regulation Update

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Seventy-nine percent of plastic waste ends up in landfills or the environment, much of which eventually ends up in our oceans. A March 8, 2023 study, estimated the average amount of small plastics in the ocean surface layer...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Legislators, Companies and Consumers Turn Their Attention Toward Plastics

Plastic pollution and waste reduction are becoming key elements of the sustainability conversation. Early movers are investing in plastic-reduction funds, technologies such as plastic to fuel and molecular recycling, or...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Last Straw? Recent Actions and Outlook for Single-Use Plastics

- Weakness in the United States recycling model has been exposed by dramatic action in Asia, prompting a flurry of legislative activity at the local, state and federal level. - Proposals extend beyond food, beverage and...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Democrats Propose Legislation To Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Products

On February 11, 2020, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) introduced a bill that would phase out...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2019 #3

L E G I S L A T I O N , R E G U L A T I O N S & S T A N D A R D S - FDA Issues Guidance On “Potassium Chloride Salt” - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance for industry on the use of...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 11

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Welcome to our Environmental Legislative Updates. Throughout Connecticut’s legislative session, these updates highlight developments concerning environmental law and policy. The author prepares updates as Legislative...more

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