Trump administration launches project to keep plastic waste out of oceans

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The Energy Department is launching a program to partner with the private sector in developing technologies to recycle plastic and keep waste out of rivers, oceans, and landfills.

 

Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced the "Plastics Innovation Challenge" Thursday as one of his final initiatives before leaving his post on Dec. 1, having resigned amid the House impeachment investigation focused on Ukraine.

“Solving this growing challenge of plastic waste facing our world today, as well tomorrow, will require innovative, groundbreaking technologies,” Perry said in a statement. “Through the Plastics Innovation Challenge, we will harness the Department's extensive resources and expertise to position the U.S. as a world leader in advanced plastic recycling technologies."

The Energy Department is framing the project as an extension of the Trump administration's approach to energy policy, in which it looks to incentivize private sector innovation, as opposed to regulations or mandates to drive solutions.

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2 hours ago, Geee said:

Washington Examiner

The Energy Department is launching a program to partner with the private sector in developing technologies to recycle plastic and keep waste out of rivers, oceans, and landfills.

 

Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced the "Plastics Innovation Challenge" Thursday as one of his final initiatives before leaving his post on Dec. 1, having resigned amid the House impeachment investigation focused on Ukraine.

“Solving this growing challenge of plastic waste facing our world today, as well tomorrow, will require innovative, groundbreaking technologies,” Perry said in a statement. “Through the Plastics Innovation Challenge, we will harness the Department's extensive resources and expertise to position the U.S. as a world leader in advanced plastic recycling technologies."

The Energy Department is framing the project as an extension of the Trump administration's approach to energy policy, in which it looks to incentivize private sector innovation, as opposed to regulations or mandates to drive solutions.