WWF responds to White House commitments on plastic
The US government has announced two new commitments on phasing out single-use plastic products across US federal government.
As part of a wider strategy, federal government agencies will stop sourcing single-use plastic products for food service, packaging and events by 2027. By 2035, agencies will stop using single-use plastic products of any kind.
In response, campaign group WWF president, Erin Simon, said: “As the single largest consumer in the world, the US federal government has an outsized role to play in curbing the use of problematic and unnecessary plastic products. The administration’s commitment to removing single-use plastic products across an entity this large goes beyond the positive environmental effects. It sends a message to the public and private sector across the world: if we can make change happen at scale, so can you.”
