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After the removal of a harmful amendment, the bill made it out of committee with bipartisan support
An NCPIRG-supported bill to reduce plastic waste (HB28 NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2023) passed unanimously out of its second house committee on Wednesday.
In its first committee meeting last month, the bill had hit some road bumps including the addition of a harmful “chemical recycling” amendment. However, thanks to organizing from NCPIRG and other environmental organizations, a bill substitute was adopted in committee on Wednesday which removed these damaging provisions and restored the bill to pursue its original mission: reducing plastic waste in our state government.
As it stands now, H28-NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2023, would:
All in all, this bill is a positive step forward to reduce plastic waste in North Carolina. Single-use plastics serve our needs for a few minutes and then become waste. It’s time our state government take steps to move beyond these unnecessary plastics.
The next determining moment for this plastics bill will be moving through the house rules committee and then on to the house floor. NCPIRG will remain committed to advocating for this critical legislation to ensure that our state government is a part of the plastic pollution solution, rather than a contributor to the problem.
Take action now to tell your state legislators to support action on plastic pollution.
Send a message to your local legislator urging them to take action and lead the way for North Carolina to move beyond plastics.
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