WashPIRG’s 2025 Legislative Agenda
WashPIRG is prioritizing bills this year to make it easier for Washingtonians to fix their stuff, reduce waste and protect consumers.
Recycling & compost
To reduce waste, conserve natural resources and address the mounting climate crisis, America needs more recycling and composting.
The Latest on Recycling & compost
Our Amazon wishlist: Less plastic shipping waste
Turning plastic waste into plastic lumber isn’t recycling
Updates
The true cost of consumerism is an absurd amount of waste
WashPIRG-backed bills to reduce plastic waste and make device repair easier advance in the legislature
Featured Resources
We don’t need deep-sea mining
Truth in recycling
Products without packaging: How refill stores can help solve the plastics crisis
Reducing plastic waste in the states
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A look back at what our unique network accomplished in 2023
Here are 10 examples of how our advocates won positive results for the public and the planet in 2023.
PIRG’s warmest wishes for a safe and happy new year
How much food waste does America create and what can we do about it?
America generates up to 1,000 pounds of food waste per person each year, enough to feed millions. Simple policy changes could help.
What is e-waste?
Electronic waste, or "e-waste," such as discarded smartphones, laptops, TVs and other devices can harm our environment and our health.
Are some recycling labels misleading? Unfortunately, yes.
Right now, what some companies label as ‘recyclable’ can't actually be recycled at all