110 HR 6325 IH: To require the Administrator of the Environmental
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-06-19
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Packaging Reduction Act of 2008
.
2.
(a)National
consumer product packaging reduction goalThere is hereby established a national
consumer product packaging reduction goal to reduce the total amount of
packaging used on consumer products in the United States to an amount that is
at least 30 percent below the amount used on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b)As
soon after the enactment of this Act as is practicable, the Administrator shall
develop and implement a plan to meet the national consumer product packaging
reduction goal within 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
plan shall include each of the following:
(1)Methods of
meeting the national consumer product packaging reduction
goalMethods of meeting the national consumer product packaging
reduction goal.
(2)Methods of
measuring the effectiveness of the plan in meeting the national consumer
product packaging reduction goal.
(c)The
Administrator shall, after giving the public adequate notice and an opportunity
for comment, prescribe regulations to carry out this Act.
(d)For
purposes of this Act:
(1)Consumer
product; packagingThe terms consumer product
and
packaging
shall have such meaning as the Administrator may
prescribe by rule.
(2)The term Administrator
means the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.