Honest jar initiative

"Honest Jar" Initiative — Concise Version The tie: Overpackaging and shrinkflation are one problem: families pay more per ounce and more plastic gets shipped and thrown away. The incentive (voluntary, carrot-only): · Regulatory fast-track: Expedited FDA/EPA review for qualifying package changes (thinner lids, ridge-less caps, right-sized jars). · Federal purchasing preference: Commissaries and agencies buy from pledge signers — real revenue. · Tariff relief: ~$0.02–0.05 per jar on resin saved, tied to verified packaging cuts. · Public scorecard: Ranks brands by cost per ounce and packaging weight. To qualify: honest net-weight disclosure, measurable packaging reduction (target: 10% less plastic per unit), per-unit packaging reporting. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE White House Launches "Honest Jar" Initiative to Cut Grocery Bills and Plastic Waste Together Administration challenges manufacturers to stop hiding shrinkflation behind oversized packaging — rewarding efficiency with fast-track approvals and federal purchasing preference. WASHINGTON — Today the administration announced the "Honest Jar" initiative, a voluntary partnership calling on food manufacturers to cut packaging weight and disclose net weight honestly — lowering costs for families and cutting plastic waste at once. "When a jar looks the same but holds less, families pay more per ounce and throw away the same plastic," the President said. "We're telling companies: compete on efficiency, not tricks. Cut the packaging, tell the truth on the label, and we'll cut the red tape — and put federal purchasing behind you." Participants commit to 10% less plastic per unit, honest net-weight disclosure, and per-unit packaging reporting. In return: expedited regulatory review, federal purchasing preference, ~$0.02–0.05 per-jar tariff relief on resin saved, and a spot on a public efficiency scorecard. "This is a win for families, a win for manufacturers, and a win for taxpayers," the President said. One flag: this survives only as a cost-and-honesty story — framed as plastics reduction, it collides with the administration's own straw order.