WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following statement by Elizabeth S. Biser, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, for a Sept. 22, 2021, hearing entitled "The Circular Economy as a Concept for Creating a More Sustainable Future": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the concept of a circular economy and our approach to making a circular economy a reality in North Carolina. The term "ci more PR