A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of possible solutions to certain problems associated with disposal of nonbiodegradable plastics, and to control pollution of the environment caused by the discarding of plastics on the land and in water.
Plastic Waste Reduction Act of 1987 - Title I: Study of Plastic Pollution - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on how to mitigate the adverse effects on the environment, including fish and wildlife, of discarding and dumping plastics.
Title II: Regulation to Control Plastic Pollution - Requires packaging containers, within 18 months of enactment, to be made of a naturally degradable material which decomposes within a specified period.
Permits States or subdivisions to adopt more stringent standards. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
H.R. 3674 passed in Senate relating to this measure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Commerce, EPA, Marine Mammal Comm.
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
See H.R.940.
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