For several years, lawmakers across the U.S. have been drafting policy to address concerns about ocean plastic. In Oregon, a key recycling labeling task force elected a representative from an ocean environmental group as vice chair. Resource Recycling talked with Anja Brandon, Ocean Conservancy's U.S. plastics policy analyst, to get her thoughts on being part of the new Oregon Truth in Labeling task force, a group with a unique regulatory role. Brandon said when the opportunity to be on the task force came up, she "just jumped on it." "It's the perfect opportunity to really develop some best practices in this regard of recyclability and labeling, which is something we absolutely grapple with at the federal level," she said. "It seemed like a great chance to help ensure an evidence-based approach using science and analytics."
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