This report outlines the myriad of impacts resulting from the plastics crisis, the burden on states and municipalities, why the plastics industry is responsible, and how government attorneys may hold the industry accountable for its harms.
States, counties, and municipalities bear the brunt of the plastics crisis. The impacts associated with the plastics crisis are felt by all but place a substantial and undue burden on state and local governments. Which has dedicated significant and disproportionate time, resources, and money to manage the harm caused by plastic pollution that litters natural and built environments. The impacts of the production, use, and disposal of plastics often fall first, most directly, and most heavily on state, county, and municipal governments in several identifiable and quantifiable ways.
