HI SCR31

Urges the State Capitol Management Committee to designate the Hawaii State Capitol building and its grounds as a single-use plastic free zone.

Notes that raw plastic production has increased 610 percent since 1975, with only 9 percent of plastic being recycled and the remainder ending up in landfills or the environment.

Identifies that eight million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, contributing to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch located between Hawaii and California.

Cites that plastic production is projected to account for 20 percent of global fossil fuel use by 2050 and poses human health risks through chemical leaching and microplastic ingestion.

Directs certified copies be transmitted to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Chairperson of the State Capitol Management Committee.