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NRDC witness urges Vermont to bar chemical conversion, phase out DHP in medical devices and curb microplastics
Summary
Renee Sharp of the Natural Resources Defense Council testified in support of S-247, urging bans on chemical conversion technologies, phased limits on DHP in IV bags and tubing, and restrictions on certain microplastics in personal-care products; she recommended strengthening the bill’s microplastic provisions.
Renee Sharp, senior scientist and director of plastics and petrochemical advocacy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Energy that S-247 addresses three linked harms from plastics: chemical conversion facilities, DHP in medical devices, and added microplastics in consumer products.
"Chemical conversion is a toxic false solution to the plastics crisis and should not be allowed in…
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