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.
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To reduce waste, conserve natural resources and address the mounting climate crisis, America needs more recycling and composting.
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Plastic waste solutions hiding in plain sight: Recycled content requirements
This blog is the second in a series examining policy solutions to the plastic pollution crisis that are proven and replicable. This section covers recycled content requirements.
Nation’s strongest plastic waste bill returns to Congress
In response to the worsening plastic waste crisis, federal lawmakers and advocates are championing legislation to cut our nation's plastic footprint down a size.
To boost the country’s recycling rates, we need an accurate measurement first
"We are misrepresenting and inflating the amount of material recycled."
Comprehensive bill calls for U.S. to move beyond plastic
WASHINGTON -- As plastic pollution becomes an increasingly dire problem, elected officials in both chambers of Congress introduced legislation Thursday to address the issue. On Capitol Hill today, Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (CA) unveiled the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021, a bill to improve the health of our people and our planet.
You can help us convince Coca-Cola to break free from plastic
The world’s top plastic polluter — for the third year in a row — is missing a huge opportunity to reduce its waste footprint.