The US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is weighing the environmental benefits of state-level extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs against their potential to increase the cost of goods for already cash-strapped US shoppers, as it considers a federal framework to improve plastic recycling rates.
In a 6 March hearing, “Examining Extended Producer Responsibility Policies for Consumer Packaging,” committee chair Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del
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