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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | May 3, 2023 03:01 PM |
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| From: | Senator Devlin J. Robinson and Sen. John I. Kane, Sen. Art Haywood |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Allowing Recycled Materials in Stuffed Toys |
| In the near future, we plan to introduce legislation to amend the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act to allow for the use of recycled material. The Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act was passed in 1961 and did not contemplate the use of recycled material in stuffed toys. As manufacturing processes have evolved and consumer preferences have changed, the use of recycled materials in stuffed toys has become more prevalent. Many manufacturers and retailers have set sustainability goals for their products which can only be met by using recycled materials. Many consumers prefer to purchase items made from recycled materials to lessen their environmental footprint. Using recycled materials in products is safe for consumers. Recycled material that is currently used in stuffed toys goes through the same extensive testing and safety review, and meets all current industry standards, as new material. Amending the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act will bring Pennsylvania in line with all other global stuffed toy requirements, enabling manufacturers and retailers to make and sell stuffed toys with recycled materials in the state as they do throughout the rest of the country. Please join us in co-sponsoring this commonsense legislation to modernize the Stuffed Toy Manufacturing Act. |
Introduced as SB756