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Bill would ban intentionally added microplastics and require testing plan; local researchers’ findings cited
Summary
The Microplastics Reduction Act would ban products with intentionally added microplastics for sale in the state beginning in 2029 and direct DEM to develop a testing and strategy plan to monitor microplastic pollution.
The committee reviewed House bill 5492, the Microplastics Reduction Act, which would ban the sale and distribution of products containing intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles and would require the Department of Environmental Management to develop a microplastics testing plan and a statewide strategy by specified deadlines.
Sponsor Representative Boylan referenced a 2023 University of Rhode Island study that she said estimated roughly 1,000 tons of microplastics in the top two inches of Narragansett Bay sediment and described emerging research linking…
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