The Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling (AMBR) strongly opposes the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken the Global Plastics Treaty, reported this week by The Washington Post, including its opposition to limits on plastic production and its push to focus the treaty instead on waste management, recycling, and private-sector investment.  A meaningful Global Plastics Treaty must include…

Strong standards can distinguish proven solutions from promising ideas by setting clear expectations, creating accountability, and ensuring environmental claims are supported by evidence. When developed with rigor and independence, they can protect communities, inform decision-making, and build public trust. But voluntary, privately developed certification standards are not public policy and cannot substitute for laws, regulations,…

Today, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on two bills that would significantly change how recycling claims are regulated in the United States: the PACK Act and the Recycled Materials Attribution Act. Both bills are being promoted as efforts to create greater consistency and improve consumer confidence….