Bill > HR9388

This bill, the Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, aims to address the harmful effects of plastics on communities and the environment. It requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take several actions, including: - Conducting a study on the existing and planned expansion of the plastics industry and its environmental, public health, and environmental justice impacts. - Implementing a temporary pause on new permits for certain plastics facilities during the study period. - Revising Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act regulations to set stricter standards for emissions, discharges, and monitoring at plastics facilities. - Establishing environmental justice requirements for the permitting of plastics facilities, including requiring community consultation and assessments of cumulative impacts. - Amending the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the EPA to inventory and report on the plastics industry and chemicals used in plastics production. - Requiring the EPA to set federal targets for reducing, reusing, and refilling single-use plastic packaging and food service ware. - Creating a grant program to support projects expanding reuse and refill systems to replace single-use plastics. - Directing various studies and pilot programs related to microplastics and agricultural use of single-use plastics. The bill aims to better protect vulnerable communities from the environmental and public health burdens of plastics production and pollution.