El senador Merkley preside la audiencia del Subcomité sobre alternativas a los plásticos de un solo uso

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley chaired a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing titled, “Evaluating Material Alternatives for Single-Use Plastics” on October 26, 2023. This is his opening statement from that hearing; you can find the full hearing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTp3XURJCU

Testigos incluidos:

Marcus Eriksen, Ph.D. – Cofundador, Director Ejecutivo – The 5 Gyres Institute, Leap Lab

Eric Simon – Vicepresidente, Residuos Plásticos + Negocios – Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza

Humberto Kravetz – Fundador y CEO – GSF Upcycling

Senator Merkley is committed to combatting our plastic production and pollution crisis, including with his Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act.

Read more about that bill: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-huffman-introduce-bold-legislation-to-take-on-the-growing-plastic-pollution-crisis/