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Interior secretary bans plastic from national parks

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published June 9, 2022 12:05am ET
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Interior secretary bans plastic from national parks
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland published an order Wednesday effectively banning plastics on public lands completely by 2032. The order comes on World Ocean Day and also exactly six months since President Joe Biden’s executive order for federal agencies to reduce waste and support the recycling market. “The Interior Department has an obligation to play a […]


Interior Secretary Deb Haaland published an order Wednesday effectively banning plastics on public lands completely by 2032.

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