Is there plastic in my tea?
Plastic and microplastic just keeps showing up in the bizarrest of places
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
How Dunkin’ can help us reduce waste, one refill at a time
Four real solutions to the plastic pollution problem
Updates
New rules aim to tackle plastic pellet pollution in the European Union
Waste less, celebrate more: Tips for a zero waste holiday
20,302 public comments submitted in support of banning vinyl chloride
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.
The Latest
Type
Trader Joe’s can do more to reduce plastic waste
Trader Joe’s uses millions of pounds of plastic to wrap its products every year, most of which will end up in a landfill or littering streets and waterways.
Microplastics are not just in us, they are also in wildlife
Microplastics are accumulating in our oceans and waterways and negatively impacting wildlife.
Our Amazon wishlist: Less plastic shipping waste
We asked Amazon to reduce plastic shipping waste. Now we need them to deliver.
The birthday party ‘goodie bag’ reimagined
Kids’ birthday goodie bags are too often filled with plastic and a bunch of unneeded and quickly-discarded … well, junk
‘Buy Now’ documentary highlights waste driven by fast fashion
Fast fashion clothing companies are making more clothing than we can wear– and it's having a huge impact on the planet. So what can you do about it?
Team
Rakov
Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network
Domenitz
Janet
Domenitz
Executive Director, MASSPIRG