PLASTICS RECYCLING USA

Coalition between industry and NGOs calls for policy action to improve recycling / Recycling Leadership Council report

PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA

Plastic products 8th largest sector of US industry / 2020 shipments forecast lower / Save Our Seas bill passes lower house

USA

Draft legislation presents national strategy to combat plastics pollution / Proposed moratorium on new plastics plants / NYC bans single-use beverage bottles

MARINE LITTER

US law aims to tackle marine pollution crisis / "Marine Debris Program" extended through 2022 / International agreements with major polluters encouraged