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.
Here are five policies that the Oregon legislature could pass in 2023 to prevent plastic pollution and help create an economy in which we produce less waste, build products that last and can be reused or repaired, and recycle the rest.
A new law shifts the costs of single-use plastics back to their producers.
A recent investigation uncovered a bombshell for our environment over at Amazon: The company is destroying millions of unused or returned products.
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.
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.
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.
