A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the adverse effects that the pollution of the environment caused by discarding or dumping of plastics on land and in the waters have on the environment, including the effects on fish and wildlife, to make recommendations for eliminating or lessening such adverse effects, and to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to control the pollution of the environment caused by the discarding of plastics on the land and in water.
Plastic Waste Reduction Act of 1986 - Title I: Study of Plastic Pollution - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on the adverse effects on the environment 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.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Marine Mammal Comm.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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