{"id":18271,"date":"2023-12-13T11:58:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18271"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:00:08","slug":"wyden-merkley-and-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-phase-out-single-use-foam-containers-packing-peanuts-coolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-and-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-phase-out-single-use-foam-containers-packing-peanuts-coolers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley y sus colegas presentan un proyecto de ley para eliminar gradualmente los contenedores de espuma de un solo uso, el embalaje de &quot;man\u00ed&quot; y las neveras port\u00e1tiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/environment\/2023\/12\/13\/wyden-merkley-and-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-phase-out-single-use-foam-containers-packing-peanuts-coolers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KTVZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley dijeron el mi\u00e9rcoles que se unieron al senador Chris Van Hollen de Maryland para presentar una legislaci\u00f3n que eliminar\u00eda gradualmente los productos de espuma pl\u00e1stica de un solo uso para servicios alimentarios, los &quot;rellenos sueltos&quot; como los cacahuetes de embalaje y las neveras port\u00e1tiles desechables no m\u00e9dicas. Se sabe que da\u00f1an la salud humana y contaminan las v\u00edas fluviales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El<em>\u00a0Ley de Adi\u00f3s a la Espuma<\/em>\u00a0Presentaron junto con colegas del Senado y la C\u00e1mara de Representantes que reducir\u00edan la contaminaci\u00f3n por espuma pl\u00e1stica en todo el pa\u00eds al requerir que los proveedores de servicios de alimentos, fabricantes, distribuidores y minoristas transfirieran sus existencias de productos de poliestireno expandido, como utensilios para alimentos, refrigeradores y rellenos de embalaje sueltos, a materiales alternativos antes del 1 de enero. , 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Las comunidades de Oreg\u00f3n y de todo el pa\u00eds sufren los efectos de la contaminaci\u00f3n, y eliminar uno de los contribuyentes de los contenedores de espuma de pl\u00e1stico de un solo uso es un paso importante para mejorar la salud p\u00fablica&quot;, dijo Wyden. \u201cExisten muchas alternativas sostenibles que pueden sustituir los envases de espuma de un solo uso. El cambio beneficiar\u00eda a nuestras comunidades y ayudar\u00eda a abordar el cambio clim\u00e1tico al mismo tiempo\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Este peligroso producto de espuma pl\u00e1stica de un solo uso no es reciclable, no es biodegradable y contamina nuestro planeta, pero tambi\u00e9n se sabe que causa mayores tasas de c\u00e1ncer y altera el sistema endocrino humano&quot;, dijo Merkley, quien este a\u00f1o encabez\u00f3 la primera reuni\u00f3n del Senado. audiencias sobre pl\u00e1sticos. &quot;Los pl\u00e1sticos de un solo uso son una crisis de salud humana, una crisis que puede resolverse produciendo y utilizando alternativas m\u00e1s sostenibles&quot;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El proyecto de ley tambi\u00e9n autorizar\u00eda a la Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental de Estados Unidos a imponer sanciones crecientes a los establecimientos que violen la prohibici\u00f3n del poliestireno expandido durante un a\u00f1o calendario: $250 por la primera infracci\u00f3n, $500 por la segunda y $1.000 por la tercera y posteriores infracciones. Los proveedores de servicios y minoristas con ingresos anuales inferiores a $1 millones y los fabricantes y distribuidores con ingresos anuales inferiores a $5 millones no ser\u00e1n penalizados m\u00e1s de una vez durante un per\u00edodo de siete d\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La legislaci\u00f3n establece exenciones para el material de poliestireno expandido utilizado con fines m\u00e9dicos, industriales o de seguridad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La legislaci\u00f3n fue encabezada por el senador Van Hollen, dem\u00f3crata por Maryland, y el representante estadounidense Lloyd Doggett, dem\u00f3crata por Texas. Junto con Wyden y Merkley, el proyecto de ley tambi\u00e9n fue copatrocinado en el Senado por los senadores estadounidenses Richard Blumenthal, dem\u00f3crata por Connecticut, Angus King, I-Maine, Edward J. 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