REPORT ON MINIMIZING THE CREATION OF NEW PLASTIC WASTE.

SEC. 307. REPORT ON MINIMIZING THE CREATION OF NEW PLASTIC WASTE. (a) In General.—The EPA Administrator, in coordination with the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall conduct a study on minimizing the creation of new plastic waste. (b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) that includes— (1) an estimate of the current and projected United States production and consumption of plastics, by type of plastic, including consumer food products; (2) an estimate of the environmental effects and impacts of plastic production and use in relation to other materials; (3) an estimate of current and projected future recycling rates of plastics, by type of plastic; (4) an assessment of opportunities to minimize the creation of new plastic waste, including consumer food products, by reducing, recycling, reusing, refilling, refurbishing, or capturing plastic that would otherwise be part of a waste stream; and (5) an assessment of what post-consumer recycled content standards for plastic are technologically and economically feasible, and the impact of the standards on recycling rates.