Plumbing Manufacturers International Report Highlights ‘Upstream, Downstream’ Water Solutions
Plumbing Manufacturers International’s 2023 Annual Report, titled “Upstream, Downstream,” illustrates how plumbing manufacturers and allied industries contribute to solutions along the entire water value chain to assure access to safe, clean water for future generations.
The report emphasizes how dwindling water resources can be preserved through the enactment of systemic solutions and accelerated innovation. For example, legacy product replacement can quickly save significant amounts of water. Plumbing manufacturers have carried forward a long tradition of developing water-efficient, safe and durable products. The latest toilets, showerheads, faucets and other fixtures and fittings have built upon this history to achieve even greater water savings, convenience and environmental responsibility.
The report also summarizes PMI’s recent accomplishments, including:
- With calls for extended producer responsibility legislation arising in various states, PMI partnered with the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment to assure PMI members benefit from “over the horizon” insights about new legislation and compliance schemes on the drawing board.
- With counterfeit plumbing products entering the U.S. marketplace through online venues, PMI filed complaints with the Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security’s Custom and Border Protection and with owners of various online marketplaces including Amazon. PMI also supported the recently passed Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces Consumers Act to address the loopholes in online marketplace accountability.
- PMI renewed industry opposition to tariffs on Chinese goods in comments to the U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Commerce. PMI continues to deliver frequent updates on tariff issues that first arose in 2019.
Read more at https://www.safeplumbing.org/communications/pmi-annual-report-2023.
