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On the recordDecember 14, 2022
But I can't pick up a piece of package recycling that is going to exist in the universe for thousands of years to come and find out how much PFAS is in it, or phthalates are in it, because that disclosure is not required, isn't that right?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the lack of disclosure on harmful substances in recycling.

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