Tackle the plastic pollution crisis this Giving Tuesday
Holiday shopping turns into frustrating piles of plastic packaging on your doorstep -- but it doesn’t have to be this way.
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
More joy, less waste this holiday season
What’s Recyclable and Compostable?
Updates
Colorado’s recycling report remains bad but recent actions could make state a leader
Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act reintroduced in Congress
Costco makes new commitments to reduce plastic use
Featured Resources
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Trash in America
10 steps Whole Foods can immediately take to reduce single-use plastic
The high cost of fast fashion
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.
The Latest
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7th annual report: Despite stubbornly low recycling rate, Colorado action poised to pay off
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.
Event highlights environmental impact of fast fashion and emerging solutions
On Thursday, advocates from PIRG and Environment America discussed the growing environmental impact of clothing overproduction and what state lawmakers can do about it.
Webinar features advocates and state legislators working to reduce plastic pollution
Together, we can move states, and our country, beyond plastic.
Did you know these scary plastic waste facts?
Plastic waste is a Halloween horror lurking all around us.
PIRG, Environment America and Environmental Action deliver over 82,400 petition signatures calling on Costco to reduce plastic packaging
Tens of thousands of people across the country call on grocery giant Costco to reduce its use of wasteful plastic packaging.
Team
Rakov
Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network
Katz
Danny
Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG