The plastics crisis has received attention from lawmakers in state
capitals across the country. But, there's a fundamental split in many
states between groups arguing that industry needs to be at the table and
those who don't trust it to govern itself. That‘s triggered a political
battle in California, where a ballot initiative to tax plastic, ban
Styrofoam and set recycling targets has scared industry enough to get
them to negotiate a compromise bill. POLITICO’s Debra Khan reports.

 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Debra Khan is the Deputy Sustainability Editor for POLITICO. 

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