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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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We need to turn off the plastic tap, or the problem of plastic pollution in our environment and in our communities will only get worse.
Five things the Oregon legislature can do to tackle plastic pollution in 2021
Nothing we use for a few minutes should pollute the environment and harm wildlife for hundreds of years. It’s time to move beyond single-use plastic by getting rid of the most harmful waste, and stopping the use of things we truly don’t need. Here are five bills that the Oregon legislature should consider in 2021 to move beyond plastics.