Report Highlights: Existing U.S. Federal Authorities to Address Plastic Pollution- A Synopsis for Decision Makers

Author
Cecilia Diedrich
Margaret Spring
Therese Wilkerson
Jack Schnettler
Date Released
March 2024
Cover page of report featuring an underwater photo with plastic pollution on the surface. Report is titled "Existing U.S. Federal Authorities to Address Plastic Pollution: A Synopsis for Decision Makers."

This brief summarizes the Existing U.S. Federal Authorities to Reduce Plastic Pollution: A Synopsis for Decision Makers report, which categorizes federal authorities—spanning executive orders, legislation, regulations, and associated programs—into specific "intervention areas" across the plastic life cycle and arrays these intervention areas alongside relevant authorities and their implementing agencies. 

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