Turning plastic waste into plastic lumber isn’t recycling
Most of Amazon’s plastic packaging isn’t being recycled, and some might end up as material for plastic decking instead.
To reduce waste, conserve natural resources and address the mounting climate crisis, America needs more recycling and composting.
Most of Amazon’s plastic packaging isn’t being recycled, and some might end up as material for plastic decking instead.
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Policies will promote electric lawn equipment and vehicles, restrict PFAS, plastic bags and polystyrene, protect farmers right to fix their equipment, increase data privacy, and make it easier for consumers to compost
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.
In 2023, CoPIRG supported 17 bills at the legislature on a range of public interest issues that protect consumers, safeguard our public health and improve our quality of life across Colorado.