Bill Text: CT SB00341 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Clothing Fiber Pollution.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-05-07 - House Calendar Number 561 [SB00341 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00341-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 341 | ||
February Session, 2018 |
LCO No. 1411 | ||
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING CLOTHING FIBER POLLUTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than December 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall convene a working group of representatives of the apparel industry and the environmental community for the purpose of developing a consumer awareness and education program that consists, in part, of a clothing labeling component designed to readily alert consumers of the presence of synthetic microfibers in an article of clothing prior to the purchase of such clothing. Such program shall also include, but not be limited to, consumer oriented information that explains the process by which such microfibers are shed from clothing and are dispersed in the state's waterways, best practices for consumers to eliminate and reduce the disbursement of microfibers from clothing into the waterways of the state and information on efforts that members of the apparel industry, including, but not limited to, brand labels, are undertaking to reduce or eliminate microfibers in clothing. The working group shall include, but not be limited to, a representative of each of the following organizations: (1) The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, (2) the American Apparel and Footwear Association, (3) the American Apparel and Producer's Network, (4) Fashion Group International, (5) the National Retail Federation, (6) the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and (7) Fashion Business, Inc. All components of such program shall be implemented not later than December 1, 2019.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
New section |
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a consumer awareness, education and clothing labeling program that is intended to reduce the amount of microfiber plastic in the state's waterways.
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