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On March 2nd, 2021 the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation (CLEAN) act was introduced by the House of Representatives as bill that includes the mandate to pause the construction of plastic facilities, imposing restrictions on chemical recycling, and establishes the national bottle bill, which focuses on reducing the production of single-use plastic, mainly focusing on bottle production. The bill also grants the Environmental Protection Agency jurisdiction over the single use plastic production process, including packaging and restriction enforcement. Introduced by senate majority whip Dick Durban (D-IL), the bill will receive $50 billion in investments towards clean energy projects to assist in America's transition towards a zero-carbon emission economy. [''Still find who is funding this???? and also possible policy tools?]''

The state of California has proposed their own sustainable packaging bill under Senate Bill (SB) 1335. Proposed in 2018 by Senator Ben Allen (D-CA), this bill involves the requirement for food service facilities in the state of California to disperse food and drink containers that are recyclable or compostable. As of December 30th, 2020, CalRecycle has approved of these proposed regulations, and is preparing to submit the proposal to the Office of Administrative Law for approval.

Senator Allen, who proposed the SB 1335, is one of California's more environmentally conscious senators, as he has also proposed other environmentally friendly bills such as SB 44, 54, 66, 343, 433, and 502 in 2021 alone.