East Bay lawmaker’s bill targets microplastics
Rep. Boylan: 'Microplastics have been piling up in our waterways for years...'
Sen. Sandra Cano and Rep. Jennifer Boylan, of Barrington, recently introduced legislation to ban synthetic polymer microparticles, which are better known as microplastics, from Rhode Island.
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East Bay lawmaker’s bill targets microplastics
Rep. Boylan: 'Microplastics have been piling up in our waterways for years...'
Sen. Sandra Cano and Rep. Jennifer Boylan, of Barrington, recently introduced legislation to ban synthetic polymer microparticles, which are better known as microplastics, from Rhode Island.
The bill also directs the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to begin a statewide microplastic monitoring and reduction plan.
Said Rep. Boylan (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence), “Microplastics have been piling up in our waterways for years without us knowing the true extent of the problem, let alone how best to address it. We need to monitor microplastic levels and develop a plan to remove them from our waters and greenspaces.”
The legislation (2024-H 7515, 2024-S 2300) would ban the sale or distribution of products containing intentionally added microplastics in Rhode Island beginning Jan. 1, 2028.
It would also direct DEM, along with the Department of Health, to adopt a testing plan to monitor the level of microplastics in water and soil as part of a statewide microplastics strategy.
