Nonprofit Clean Ocean Action, which has long called for federal action against the marine plastic crisis, is praising the introduction of the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020, legislation that would “phase out unnecessary single-use plastic products, hold corporations accountable for wasteful products, reduce wasteful packaging and reform our broken waste and recycling collection system,” COA marketing and communications coordinator Allie Tully explained.

“The time is long overdue for a national approach, and the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 is what we…