The hidden lifecycle of plastic
Most of plastic’s lifecycle happens far out of sight.
Beyond plastic
America's plastic problem has gotten way out of hand.
Most of us diligently recycle, take reusable bags with us when we shop, and look for new ways to stop using so much single use plastic “stuff”. Our individual actions are necessary, but won’t be enough. The good news is that the momentum to move beyond plastic is growing. More states, communities and businesses are getting rid of plastic bags, foam containers and other plastic “stuff” we can live without.
The Latest on Beyond plastic
Good news on reducing plastic: Companies hear the call for change
Ideas for Earth Day this year
Updates
Costco makes new commitments to reduce plastic use
Amazon announces the end of its plastic padded shipping bags
More than 52,000 Americans to FTC: Crack down on misleading recyclability claims
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Trash in America
10 steps Whole Foods can immediately take to reduce single-use plastic
Where is plastic produced?
Did you know?
In 2015, Americans landfilled or incinerated over 50 million tons of compostable waste. That is enough to fill a line of fully-loaded 18-wheelers, stretching from New York City to Los Angeles ten times.
What We're Doing
Increasing compost can quickly and efficiently decrease methane emissions in landfills and restore soil health.
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Your questions about the benefits and difficulties of plastic recycling, answered.
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Single-use plastic can cause major environmental damage, but paper substitutes also have downsides. What if there was a third way?
Try our quiz: Plastic waste by the numbers
Plastic is everywhere. How much do you know about it? Try our six question quiz to see how close you can get to the actual numbers about the state of the plastic waste crisis.
This Amazon Prime Day, don’t buy into disposable tech
Tech that breaks too fast and can't be fixed isn't a good deal, no matter how low the price drops during Amazon’s Prime Days.
Can we fix plastic recycling?
Plastic producers have promoted recycling as the solution for plastic waste. But it’s not working. So, what should we do?