Why you should fix stuff with your neighbors
Community repair events like Fixit Clinics and Repair Cafes help us connect with our community while giving new life to treasured items
Add your name: Coca-Cola should keep its promise to make reusable bottles
Coca-Cola needs to focus on making bottles refillable or returnable, not rely on recycling.
PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and our wellbeing.
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Why are we paying more for routine doctor appointments?
How to host a clothing swap
Updates
After ship collision in North Sea, plastic pellets wash ashore, threaten wildlife
Bill to reduce single-use plastics clears Oregon Senate with bipartisan support
The Right to Repair passes the House with bipartisan support
Does brewing tea remove lead from water?
Brewing tea can remove a small percentage of lead, but filters are still needed to ensure safe drinking water.
I like that PIRG digs down and finds ways the system has been rigged against our long-term welfare and tries to translate that into legislative and legal action at the state, local and national levels.Nick Bridge, Member
PIRG will keep working until the job’s done
When I buy something, I think I own it. I don't want to have to ask anyone's permission to open it up and try to fix it.
We need to stand up to companies that profit when we throw stuff away
As there is ever more to be done, I like that WashPIRG works to solve important issues while educating the public about them, and is playing an active role on many fronts.Frank Kroger, Member
Solving important issues while educating the public
I decided to support an organization that doesn’t seem to rely on partisan politics to accomplish goals, and as a pediatrician, I have been especially interested in OSPIRG’s projects that impact the health of children and infants...Patricia Jett, Member
I decided to support an organization that doesn’t…rely on partisan politics to accomplish goals
I’ve worked in the sustainable fashion and used clothing sector for over a decade and saw firsthand how broken our system is—both environmentally and economically. I founded American Circular Textiles (ACT) to help drive real policy solutions that make circularity a viable business model in the U.S. rather than an aspirational buzzword.Rachel Kibbe, CEO & Founder of American Circular Textiles (ACT) and Circular Services Group, New York
