Fashion industry waste is drastically contributing to climate change
Have you ever thought about where clothing goes after you’re done with it? Or the impact that it has on climate change?
Recycling & compost
Nearly all of America’s trash could be composted and recycled. But we’ve got a lot of work to do to get there.
Most of us put our recyclables out for collection. But it’s going to take more than individual action to deal with our trash problem. Only 24% of our trash actually gets recycled, and only 9% gets composted. We can do better. Together we can share information, resources and push our leaders to build a better recycling and composting system.
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Statement: Colorado Legislature passes bill to reduce plastic packaging, boost recycling
Oregon passes nation’s second producer responsibility law
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Amazon is destroying unsold products by the thousands
A recent investigation uncovered a bombshell for our environment over at Amazon: The company is destroying millions of unused or returned products.
A wrap up of the 2021 legislative session in Oregon
This year's legislative session has come to a close. Here is an update on some of the amazing progress that was made this year, and some unfinished business for the future.
Oregon legislature passes bill to modernize Oregon’s recycling system
A bill to modernize Oregon's recycling system and require producers to start covering some waste management costs cleared its final legislative hurdle on Friday.
Statement: Target’s new plastic packaging goal is a step in the right direction
The Fortune 50 retailer Target announced a new goal Tuesday to reduce its use of virgin plastic 20 percent by 2025 across its own brand frequency products.
Lawmakers and public push Whole Foods to put “Planet Over Plastic” at upcoming annual meeting
AUSTIN, Texas -- Environment America Research & Policy Center, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Student PIRG sent 59,000 petitions and a letter signed by more than 40 state lawmakers Thursday to Whole Foods urging them to put planet over plastic.