Looking Ahead & Legislative Challenges – January 2022
January 3, 2022
Chemistry Advocates, welcome to a new year!
A new year always brings a fresh set of goals, and this year, we’re expecting the world of chemistry to face new legislative challenges.
State Legislatures are back in session starting in the month of January – at the state level is where we begin to learn about issues that may arise at a federal level.
Click here for a full State Legislative Calendar courtesy of NCSL, and click here for a list of the latest issues you can take action on today.
P.S. If you missed our 2021 Year in Review, you can access it and all of our monthly newsletters from the past year on the site.
Plant Tours in 2022
In 2021, we enjoyed being back on the road and brought elected officials to over 108 chemistry facilities across the U.S.
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MEMBER HIGHLIGHT
P&G and Eastman announced an agreement to collaborate on initiatives that will advance the recycling of more materials, encourage recycling behavior and prevent plastic from going to waste.
Herbal Essences will be the first Procter & Gamble brand to use Eastman Renew molecular-recycled plastic in its packaging. Five shampoo & conditioner collections are now packaged with 50% certified recycled plastic.
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There’s one month left to share the application for the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative with a high school student!
FOSSI is a national chemical industry-wide scholarship program which provides students $40,000 scholarships and connects them to leadership development, mentoring and internship opportunities at sponsoring companies. To date, FOSSI has raised more than $11 million and sponsored 151 scholarships.
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