US to phase out federal purchase of single-use plastics

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday announced plans to phase out single-use plastics in all federal operations by 2035, as part of a broader effort to combat what it deemed a rising global crisis.

Highlights from the article:

• Since the US federal government is the single largest buyer of goods and services in the world, the decision could have a significant impact on global market.
• The federal government will “phase out federal procurement of single-use plastics from food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035.”
• The move comes after the Biden-Harris administration’s 2022 decision to phase out single-use plastics in national parks and public land.

Read the full post at phys.org.