
Momentum is building to improve recycling in Washington
The Recycling Reform Act would reduce plastic pollution and modernize Washington's recycling system.
To reduce waste, conserve natural resources and address the mounting climate crisis, America needs more recycling and composting.
The Recycling Reform Act would reduce plastic pollution and modernize Washington's recycling system.
Right now, what some companies label as ‘recyclable’ can't actually be recycled at all
Young leaders celebrated this Earth Day by comparing notes on how to move our country toward a zero-waste future.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued an order on Wednesday, World Oceans Day, to phase out single-use plastic products on lands managed by the Department of the Interior by 2032. The order is intended to reduce -- and eventually eliminate -- plastic and polystyrene food and beverage containers, bottles, straws, cups, cutlery and disposable plastic bags at national parks and on other public lands.
Together, we can move states, and our country, beyond plastic.
Every year, guided by our program agenda and with the support of our thousands of members across the state, WashPIRG advocates in Olympia to advance state level legislation that would create a healthier future for Washington. The 2022 legislative session ended last month, so we wanted to highlight some of the progress that was made this year, and some of the missed opportunities.