NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Could detergent pods soon be illegal in New York City? City Council Member James Gennaro (D) introduced a bill Thursday that would make selling or distributing detergent pods ...

SEATTLE — A New York lawmaker's proposal for a "Pods are Plastic" law banning the sales of polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) coated detergent pods has sparked interest and questions among those unfamiliar with ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is addressing misinformation in a corporate marketing and advocacy campaign against laundry and dishwashing detergent pods containing ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition that could have limited use of polyvinyl alcohol film in laundry and dishwashing pods. EPA on April 27 rejected the effort to change PVA's ...

New York City is considering a ban on pods and sheets that use polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to contain laundry and dish detergent, citing concerns about the polymer’s biodegradability. A bill introduced ...