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S.Res. 40 (102nd)

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate of the United States that source reduction in packaging is favorable to the environment and should be promoted.

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Introduced

5 February 1991

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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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14 January 2025

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Congress should support: (1) a reduction of the total volume of disposable packaging material generated for domestic, commercial, industrial, and governmental use; (2) an increase in the recyclability of packaging products that cannot be reduced; (3) an increase in the recycled material content of packaging products; and (4) a reduction in the disposal impact of packaging waste by decreasing toxic materials in packaging.

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