Our planet over plastic: How to reduce plastic waste this Earth Day
Every year Americans produce millions of pounds of plastic waste, this Earth Day learn what we all can do to help.
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
Join us for the International Plastic Pellet Count on May 3rd
Microplastics could harm food production
Updates
Join us for a day of action with the International Plastic Pellet Count
New rules aim to tackle plastic pellet pollution in the European Union
Waste less, celebrate more: Tips for a zero waste holiday
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
Toolkit for The International Plastic Pellet Count
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.
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What happens to fish (and humans) when fish eat plastic?
Many fish eat microplastics. Here’s why and what we can do about it.
Are plastics recyclable?
We get a lot of questions about recycling, especially recycling plastics.
Man made “stuff” now outweighs the living world. How did we get here?
There’s something seriously wrong when the weight of all of our “stuff” is greater than that of all life on the planet. But we can do something about it.
Is switching from plastic to paper better for the environment?
Single-use plastic can cause major environmental damage, but paper substitutes also have downsides. What if there was a third way?
Is there plastic in my tea?
Plastic and microplastic just keeps showing up in the bizarrest of places
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Executive Vice President; President, PIRG
