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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />February 8, 2021 <br /> <br />Submitted electronically <br /> <br />Representative Nicole Lowen, Chair <br />Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection <br />Hawaii State Capitol, Room 425 <br /> <br />RE: HB1316 Relating to Packaging Waste (OPPOSE) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Chair Lowen, <br /> <br />1 <br />Consumer Brands Association (Consumer Brands) champions the industry whose <br />products Americans depend on every day. From household and personal care products <br />to food and beverage products, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry plays a <br />vital role in powering the U.S. economy, contributing $2 trillion to U.S. GDP and <br />supporting more than 20 million American jobs. Consumer Brands advocates for <br />uniform regulatory frameworks established from risk-based science that promote choice <br />and build consumer trust across the sectors we represent. Consumer Brands <br />appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on HB 1316. <br /> <br />The protection of the environment is a priority shared by the consumer packaged goods <br />industry and we are united in our efforts to raise recycling rates, reduce waste to landfill <br />and keep packaging out of the environment, especially our oceans and waterways. <br />Consumer Brands supports the process undertaken by the Plastic Source Reduction <br />Working Group (Working Group). The Working Group engaged in extensive discussions <br />about the type of requirement being proposed in this measure, which is generally <br />referred to as extended producer responsibility or EPR. The Working Groups Final <br />2 <br />Report was unanimously approved and made the following recommendation: <br />undertake a fair and careful study of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Such a <br />study is a necessary first step because EPR is not a one size fits all approach that will <br />solve all waste problems in all cases. In fact, EPR can create inefficiencies in waste <br />management and regrettable substitutions in packaging. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> Formerly the Grocery Manufacturers Association. <br /> <br />Ћ <br /> ŷƷƷƦƭʹΉΉŷĻğƌƷŷ͵ŷğǞğźź͵ŭƚǝΉƭŷǞĬΉŅźƌĻƭΉЋЉЋЊΉЉЊΉCźƓğƌΏt{w‘DΏwĻƦƚƩƷΏƷƚΏ\[Ļŭ͵ƦķŅ <br />Consumer Brands Association Powering every day. <br /> <br /> <br />