H.C.R. 52 Summary

• Request that the Governor endorse the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and United Nations Environment Programme's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

• Direct the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish meaningful targets to achieve the goals of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and implement policies to pursue those targets.

• The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment aims to eliminate unnecessary plastic packaging, encourage reuse, incentivize recyclable and compostable packaging, increase waste collection and sorting, stimulate demand for recycled plastics, and support behavioral change.

• Identify Hawaii as particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution, citing Kamilo Beach on Hawaii island as one of the most plastic-polluted places globally, with 60 percent of all plastic products produced since 1950 ending up in landfills or natural environments.