Too many grocery store items come with excessive plastic packaging
Cereal, yogurt, granola bars, even ice cream? One thing's for sure — it's all likely to come with more plastic packaging than you know what to do with.
Celeste
Meiffren-Swango
State Director, Environment Oregon
On staff: 2006-2009; 2010 to present
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Arizona
As director of Environment Oregon, Celeste develops and runs campaigns to win real results for Oregon’s environment. She has worked on issues ranging from preventing plastic pollution, stopping global warming, defending clean water, and protecting our beautiful places. Celeste’s organizing has helped to reduce kids’ exposure to lead in drinking water at childcare facilities in Oregon, encourage transportation electrification, ban single-use plastic grocery bags, defend our bedrock environmental laws and more. She is also the author of the children’s book, Myrtle the Turtle, empowering kids to prevent plastic pollution. Celeste lives in Portland, Ore., with her husband and two daughters, where they frequently enjoy the bounty of Oregon’s natural beauty.
The Pacific Northwest is such a special place to do environmental advocacy.
Posts by Celeste Meiffren-Swango
RELEASE: Big brands are reducing their plastic usage
What do the world’s largest hotel chain, an entertainment giant and a big box retailer all have in common? Each recently committed to reducing single-use plastic after signing agreements with Green Century.
Millions of tiny plastic pellets are being dumped into our waterways
These tiny plastic pellets, called “nurdles,” are being dumped into our waterways — and they’re putting wildlife at risk.
To reduce waste, Target should phase out plastic bags
To eliminate plastic waste, we need retailers like Target to do their part by phasing out plastic bags.
Good news: Bag bans are reducing billions of single-use plastic bags
A recent report found that state- and city-wide bans successfully reduce plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution.