Will Congress Come for Plastic?

Democrats have regained control of the steering wheel in Washington, D.C. and they’re going to turn left with all their might — especially when it comes to environmental policy. 

While the Green New Deal is sure to be the star of the show, Democrats have many other environmental proposals on deck. Common plastic products will likely find themselves in the crosshairs of the Biden administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress. 

Jon Ossoff, the Georgia politician who secured the Democratic control of the Senate, was a prominent opponent of plastic products on the campaign trail. He promised voters that he would pen legislation to implement a “rapidly phased-in ban on single-use plastics.”