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Concise Explanatory Statement - Post-consumer recycled content in plastic containers

 
Publication number Date Published
23-07-052October 2023
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Author(s) Washington State Department of Ecology
Description In 2021, the Washington State Legislature passed the “Recycling, waste, and litter reduction” bill, chapter 70A.245 RCW, to reduce the impact of single-use plastic and expanded polystyrene products. This bill also supports the increased use of post-consumer recycled content or PCRC, in plastic packaging.
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Keywords recycled, plastic packaging, recycled content, plastic, recyclable materials, recyclable material, recycling, post-consumer, Post-consumer recycled content in plastic containers
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