Eleven AGs Called on Federal Government to Reduce the Purchase of Unnecessary Single-Use Plastics
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of 11 AGs in comments to the General Services Administration pushing for limits on the purchase of single-use plastic products by the federal government. The comments highlighted the harms of single-use plastics and explain how reducing their use at the federal level would help state budgets and the environment.
- Documents: CommentsCA Press Release
- Document Type: Comment Letters Press Releases/Statements
- States: California Connecticut Delaware Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Oregon Vermont Washington Washington, D.C.
- Agencies: General Services Administration
- Issues: Cross-Cutting & Administrative Fossil Fuels Natural Resources Plastics & Petrochemicals Public Health Public Lands & Wildlife Water Water Pollution
- Era: Biden Administration
- Action Type: Rulemaking & Other Federal Administrative Proceedings