Senate hearing hears agencies and stakeholders split over two‑year delay to single‑use plastics ban
At a Senate Committee hearing on Senate Bill 1374, agencies said a draft regulation for Law 51 (2022) is near completion and expect a public notice and hearing this spring; environmental groups urged implementation, while industry groups and some senators urged phased rollout or short extensions to address supply, cost and landfill capacity.
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SAN JUAN — Lawmakers, agency officials, environmental groups and business representatives spent a full day arguing over Senate Bill 1374, which would postpone enforcement of Puerto Rico’s Law 51 of 2022 — the islandwide prohibition on single‑use plastics — for two years.
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