Plastic manufacturers push back after Biden administration agrees to support global goal to cap production

An industry organization is pushing back after the U.S. reportedly announced that it will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much new plastic is produced.

In a statement, Matt Seahold, the president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, said the Biden-Harris administration's decision "turned its back" on residents whose livelihoods depend on the industry.

"The plastic industry is the seventh-largest manufacturing industry in the United States and employs 1 million people. With this decision, the White House has turned its back on Americans whose livelihoods depend on our industry, as well as on manufacturers in all sectors that rely on plastic materials," he said.

"The White House’s misguided reversal in support of plastic production caps is not only impractical, but directly harmful to all U.S. manufacturers and will get us no closer to reaching our shared environmental goals," he said.

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Plastic manufacturers push back after Biden administration agrees to support global goal to cap production

A plastic organization expressed its disappointment in the White House after the U.S. reportedly will support a global treaty reducing production.

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[1LoverofGod]

These "Climate Nuts" have gone over the deep end.
They must know that every single hospital across the globe use plastics for so many life saving purposes, oxygen masks and tubing, and many life support machines are made of plastic.
Intubation tubes are made of plastic. So many necessary items needed in medical care are made of plastic.
This is just hospitals but there's so many things made of plastic but the show must go on to keep people thinking they have to save the planet and eliminating plastic is necessary.
What's the plan to replace plastic and with what?

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Does this mean medical waste will get recycled into things like sippy cups, instead of being burned?

Does this mean a looming shortage of ZipLoc baggies?

Does this mean even more latex-containing products, since it's a plant? (allergic people need to know)

Does this mean more mixed-content-evil-chemical recycled plastics with that awful chemical smell that burns the eyes, lips, etc.?

Does this mean a return to cotton diapers? Or will used diapers get recycled into medical items and food wrap, instead of being composted or thrown away?

 

[Tall Timbers]

If a head of state pushes for something like this... they're usually smart enough not to push it right before an election...