Washington, D.C.— While in Albany, New York, for a legislative fly-in Plastics Industry Association’s President and CEO, Matt Seaholm sat down with The Capitol Pressroom for an interview on New York’s extended producer responsibility legislation and how the plastics industry and lawmakers can work together to truly address waste in the environment.
“There is a shared goal of increased circularity. We want to improve the amount of plastic that is being recycled. If we start from a place of saying we need to collect, sort and ultimately recycle more plastic, now, we can talk about solutions that do that. Unfortunately, the bill, as proposed, goes so much further and beyond anything that would really be workable in the state. That’s why we find ourselves in Albany talking about the issues with this bill versus trying to support something that can get across the finish line.”
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The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is the only organization that supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $519 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.
