Bipartisan Senate legislation seeks to replace some single-use packaging with reusable alternatives.
Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the “Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act.”
The bill would give EPA two years to study the feasibility and best practices for “reuse and refill systems,” or products that can be reused by consumers or recycled back into the supply chain by producers.
The bill would direct EPA to look at multiple sectors, which may include “food service, consumer food and beverage products, consumer cleaning products, personal care products, transportation and shipping of wholesale and retail goods, and public educational institutions, including institutions of higher education.”
