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Additional Plastics Resources
Agency Enforcement and Citizen Suits
September 30, 2020 | Register for this Program | Register for Multiple Programs
B&D's Karen Hansen (Principal, Austin) and Bina Reddy (Principal, Austin) will discuss recent developments in agency enforcement and citizen suits relating to the plastics sector. Click here to view the full program description.
New International Waste Controls and Trade Bans on Plastics Shipped for Recycling
November 17, 2020 | Register for this Program | Register for Multiple Programs
B&D's Paul Hagen (Principal, Washington, DC) and Russ LaMotte (Principal, Washington, DC) will summarize recent and pending developments in the Basel Convention and waste-related global instruments impacting plastics, and discuss how those developments relate to the goal of building a new circular economy. Click here to view the full program description.
Plastics Litigation: The Plaintiffs’ Playbook
January 28, 2021 | Register for this Program | Register for Multiple Programs
B&D's Nessa Coppinger (Principal, Washington, DC), Hal Segall (Principal, Washington, DC), Graham Zorn (Principal, Washington, DC), and Mike Vitris (Associate, Austin) will analyze plaintiffs’ deployment of state common law torts and environmental citizen suits in the plastics arena, and how the industry can prepare for and defend these lawsuits. The speakers will also discuss how NGOs are deploying litigation and lobbying against EPA and state regulators to increase environmental enforcement and adopt more stringent environmental requirements.
Impact of Emerging Plastics Regulations on Fashion and Textile Industries
March 18, 2021 | Register for this Program | Register for Multiple Programs
Stacey Halliday (Independent Consultant for Beveridge & Diamond) and Allyn Stern (B&D Of Counsel, Seattle) will discuss the intersection of plastics and the fashion industry supply chain, the impact of international developments directly addressing textile and fashion waste, and related regulations impacting textile and fashion industries.
Trends in U.S. and State Regulation of Plastic Production, Products, and Packaging
July 21, 2020 | View On-Demand
At the federal, state, and local level, there is increased action to address concerns around plastics in the environment. Governments are considering (and adopting) legislation and regulations that would, among other things, require extended producer responsibility and impose bans and restrictions on plastic products sales. Rulemaking and enforcement efforts are also seeking to establish controls for plastic production facilities.
In this webinar, B&D's Russ LaMotte (Principal, Washington, DC), Dacie Meng (Associate, Washington, DC) and Sarah Munger (Associate, Austin) walked through examples of recent proposals and laws, including the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 and circular economy legislation in California. In addition, the webinar covered trends we have observed relating to these efforts, particularly related activities in the private sector and new developments in response to COVID-19.
Additional Plastics Resources
News Alert: California Adopts Definition of Microplastics in Drinking Water (July 20, 2020)
Podcast: Key Takeaways from B&D's February 2020 Circular Economy and Plastics Symposium