FPA Submits Comments on the Minimum Post-consumer Recycled Plastic Content Requirements for the Sale of Trash and Carry-Out Bags and Food, Beverage, and Household Product Containers Draft Model Legislation

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) and Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) created a Workgroup to create the draft Model Legislation for minimum post-consumer recycled plastic content in trash and carry-out bags and food, beverage, and household product containers. The Model Legislation is intended as a starting point in the development of legislation requiring the use of post-consumer recycled plastic in specified products sold in the United States.