
Victory! New state laws will reduce pollution from plastic foam and packaging
Oregon and Washington are taking the kind of concrete steps we need to achieve zero waste.
To spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by plastic pollution, we’re raising our voices for a world with less single-use plastic products.
Maybe you’ve seen the video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nose, or the headlines about whales washing ashore with stomachs full of plastic. With so much plastic pollution floating in the ocean, it’s too easy for wildlife to mistake it for food — and too often, they pay the price with their lives. The good news is that more people, communities, states and companies are moving away from the single-use plastics we don’t even need. Because after all, nothing we use for a few minutes should pollute our environment and threaten wildlife for hundreds of years.
Oregon and Washington are taking the kind of concrete steps we need to achieve zero waste.
The Oregon state House passed two bills with bipartisan support on Wednesday to address the growing environmental and public health impacts of single-use plastics. Both bills now head to Gov. Tina Kotek's desk for her signature.
By making a gift to our Earth Day 2023 Drive, you’re standing up to protect our natural world, from the North American boreal forest all the way to a favorite forest closer to home. Will you join us?
The 2023 Oregon legislative session is halfway over. Here's a progress report on the policies that Environment Oregon is supporting.
Today, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 543, which would phase out polystyrene foam foodware, packing peanuts and coolers and prohibit the use of PFAS, a toxic "forever chemical," in food packaging starting January 1, 2025. The vote was 20-9.
Senate Bill 543, which would phase out polystyrene foam foodware, packing peanuts and coolers and PFAS in food packaging passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Energy & Environment on Thursday.
State Director, Environment Oregon