Powerful business groups for the first time are backing state legislation that would make them shoulder the costs of waste and recycling programs.
The Consumer Brands Association, Ameripen and the Flexible Packaging Association are supporting a Maryland proposal to tax bottles, food wrappers and other packaging and use the money to improve recycling infrastructure.
The endorsement is the first concrete evidence that major brands are willing to help fund government programs to reduce plastic waste — and it is fueling skepticism among environmental
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