Ditch plastic packaging: Shop at your local refillery
A wave of new retail businesses are eliminating single-use plastic packaging entirely, showing us what a future with dramatically less plastic could look like.
A wave of new retail businesses are eliminating single-use plastic packaging entirely, showing us what a future with dramatically less plastic could look like.
A new report from U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Environment America Research & Policy Center found that Amazon packaging rarely gets recycled when customers use the company's recommended store drop-off system.
The majority of Pittsburgh retail establishments have stopped giving out plastic bags, though restaurants lagged behind other business sectors
Restaurants lag behind other business sectors
In a bit of good news, a federal pesticide tracking program, set to expire, has been restored.