{"id":18700,"date":"2023-10-26T11:15:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18700"},"modified":"2024-03-06T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:16:49","slug":"senator-merkley-chairs-subcommittee-hearing-on-alternatives-to-single-use-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senator-merkley-chairs-subcommittee-hearing-on-alternatives-to-single-use-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"El senador Merkley preside la audiencia del Subcomit\u00e9 sobre alternativas a los pl\u00e1sticos de un solo uso"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"El senador Merkley preside la audiencia del Subcomit\u00e9 sobre alternativas a los pl\u00e1sticos de un solo uso\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kxC-NfKXWy0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oregon\u2019s Senator Jeff Merkley chaired a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing titled, \u201cEvaluating Material Alternatives for Single-Use Plastics\u201d on October 26, 2023. This is his opening statement from that hearing; you can find the full hearing here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CCTp3XURJCU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CCTp3XURJCU <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Testigos incluidos: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcus Eriksen, Ph.D. \u2013 Cofundador, Director Ejecutivo \u2013 The 5 Gyres Institute, Leap Lab <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Simon \u2013 Vicepresidente, Residuos Pl\u00e1sticos + Negocios \u2013 Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Humberto Kravetz \u2013 Fundador y CEO \u2013 GSF Upcycling <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Merkley is committed to combatting our plastic production and pollution crisis, including with his Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about that bill: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-huffman-introduce-bold-legislation-to-take-on-the-growing-plastic-pollution-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-huffman-introduce-bold-legislation-to-take-on-the-growing-plastic-pollution-crisis\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon\u2019s Senator Jeff Merkley chaired a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing titled, \u201cEvaluating Material Alternatives for Single-Use Plastics\u201d on October 26, 2023. 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