
Ditch plastic packaging: Shop at your local refillery
A wave of new retail businesses are eliminating single-use plastic packaging entirely, showing us what a future with dramatically less plastic could look like.
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.
A wave of new retail businesses are eliminating single-use plastic packaging entirely, showing us what a future with dramatically less plastic could look like.
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Increasing compost can quickly and efficiently decrease methane emissions in landfills and restore soil health.
The plastic waste crisis is out of control, but with the help of supporters like you, we can make a difference in the months ahead.
A conversation on the do’s and don’ts for what you put in your bin
Colorado is a national leader with major policies like Right to Repair, Producer Responsibility and bans on single-use plastic. Local innovation highlights opportunities to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost.
Water samples were taken from sixteen sites across the Front Range, gathered and analyzed by student volunteers.
Actions come as 6th annual State of Recycling and Composting Report finds Colorado’s 16% recycling and composting rate remains well below national average
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network
Executive Director, CoPIRG Foundation