The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled its “National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution,” a comprehensive blueprint outlining actionable steps for government agencies, businesses, nonprofits and communities to reduce plastic pollution.The strategy, forming the third pillar of EPA’s “Building a Circular Economy for All” policy, builds upon previous national efforts to improve recycling and reduce food loss and waste. The US aims to eliminate the release of plastic waste into the environment by 2040.
