6 surprising facts from the UN’s 2024 electronic waste report
Global e-waste is growing 5 times faster than recycling
We should be able to fix our stuff when it breaks.
We need easy access to the information, tools, resources and third party repair shops it takes to fix our cell phones, appliances, electronics and other equipment. That means working together to get the companies who make our stuff, to give us the right to repair our stuff. When they do, it will be better for the planet, better for our budgets, and things will work the way they are supposed to.
Global e-waste is growing 5 times faster than recycling
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A glance at PIRG's, Environment America's plans to serve the public interest in the new year
PIRG, its state groups celebrate national, state, local victories for the public interest
This January, seven laws go into effect that will reduce air and water pollution, increase consumer protections and cut waste.
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
Some of the companies whose products and services we use every day – from Amazon to Google – are helping to make a healthier, more sustainable future possible.