US to phase out single-use plastic from federal operations

WASHINGTON, D.C.: As part of its broader strategy to tackle plastic pollution, the Biden administration announced late last week that single-use plastics will be phased out from all federal operations by 2035.

Food service operations, events, and packaging will kick off the phase-out to end federal procurement of single-use plastics by 2027.

The announcement comes before the last scheduled negotiations towa