White House Plans to End Single-Use Plastic on Public Lands

The US government is phasing out the sale and distribution of single-use plastic such as water bottles on federal lands, including national parks and wildlife refuges, the White House announced Wednesday.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will issue a secretarial order saying the department would cut back on the procurement of single-use plastic on public lands, with the goal of eliminating their use by 2032.

Haaland’s order will also direct the Interior Department “to identify nonhazardous, environmentally preferable alternatives to single-use plastic products, such as compostable or biodegradable materials, or 100 percent recycled materials, in an effort to reduce the ...