Washington state passes recycled content mandate, EPS ban
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Washington state legislators have passed one of the country s more far-reaching measures mandating recycled content in plastic bottles and trash bags, as well as banning some polystyrene foam packaging.
Supporters see the legislation, which was adopted by the state Senate April 19 and now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, as giving a shot in the arm to recycling markets by requiring post-consumer resin in beverage bottles and trash bags starting in 2023.
It would also add Washington to the list of states restricting expanded PS packaging. It would ban EPS void filling packaging like packing peanuts in 2023, and then a year later, ban EPS foodservice packaging and portable coolers.
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