WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released the following statement after the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing on the Recycled Materials Attribution Act (RMAA) and the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act.
“We thank Chairman Gus Bilirakis, Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky, and the members of the Subcommittee for examining these important bipartisan proposals. We also recognize Reps. Nick Langworthy and Randy Weber, the original sponsors of the RMAA and the PACK Act, respectively.
The RMAA and the PACK Act represent some of the most consequential recycling policy reforms in decades. Together, these bills would establish consistent national definitions for recycling, recycled content, and recycling claims and labeling—creating the regulatory certainty needed to strengthen American manufacturing, encourage investment and innovation, and address today’s growing patchwork of state requirements. That consistency would support clearer recycling claims, reduce consumer confusion, strengthen recycling markets, and help increase recycling rates.
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s recent unanimous approval of the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, the Senate’s passage of the STEWARD Act, and today’s hearing underscore growing bipartisan momentum to strengthen America’s recycling system. PLASTICS looks forward to working with Congress to advance these bipartisan proposals.”
About the Plastics Industry Association
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $551 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of our members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.
