Hearing: "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America’s Plastic Waste Crisis"

Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 (10:30 AM)

2322 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Keith Christman
Managing Director, Plastic Markets, American Chemistry Council

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 12:24 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 12:24 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 12:24 PM

Ms. Lynn Hoffman
Co-President, Eureka Recycling

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 06:41 PM Updated 03/03/2020 at 12:24 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 11:01 AM

Dr. Jenna Jambeck
Professor, College of Engineering, University of Georgia

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 09:24 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 11:01 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 11:01 AM

Mr. William H. Johnson
Chief Lobbyist, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 06:23 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 06:23 PM

Ms. Denise Patel
U.S. Program Director, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives

Added 03/02/2020 at 10:31 AM Updated 03/06/2020 at 01:34 PM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 11:01 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 11:01 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 11:01 AM Updated 03/06/2020 at 01:34 PM

Mr. Enrique C. Zaldivar
General Manager, Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, City of Los Angeles

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 09:24 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 09:24 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/03/2020 at 11:01 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 10:31 AM
  • Document for the Record - "4 Pressure Points in Recycling" (ISRI) [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - "Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills" (Bloomberg) [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - ISRI's 2019 Recycling Industry Yearbook [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from BIO [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from CHZ Technologies [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Eastman Chemical [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Portland Cement Association [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Rep. Dean Phillips [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Energy Recovery Council [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Flexible Packaging Association [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Glass Packaging Institute [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Plant-Based Products Council [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 12:13 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement - Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 11:57 AM
  • Opening Statement - Ranking Member Shimkus [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 11:57 AM
  • Opening Statement - Ranking Member Walden [PDF] Added 05/19/2020 at 11:57 AM
  • Opening Statement - Chairman Tonko [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 05:24 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Transcript - Unedited [PDF] Added 05/21/2020 at 10:17 AM

First Published: February 27, 2020 at 01:35 PM
Last Updated: May 21, 2020 at 05:24 PM