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National Legislation to Include Bottle Bill!!
BREAKING: Groundbreaking Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act launches! From 5gyres.org, "Senator Udall (D-NM) and Representative Lowenthal (D-CA) introduce groundbreaking legislation that tackles the plastic pollution crisis head on. The act calls for a national...
China Just Announced Major Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastics
The nation remains the world's leading producer of plastic waste. In 2010, China produced 60 million tons of plastic waste, according to Our World in Data, a report published in 2018 by the University of Oxford. Read "China Just Announced Major Plan to Ban Single-Use...
Make Memories, not Garbage this Holiday Season!
We are providing both the HOW TO guide and tub signs for your waste-free event. Just download the document below for instructions and pointers on hosting a waste-free event, which includes the tub signs you may need for the event!
What was America Recycles Day really about?
Sharon Lerner and Loyd Alter are the Greta Thunberg of Garbage. Here are a couple of their thought provoking articles: https://www.treehugger.com/plastic/i-almost-missed-america-recycles-day.html - the real deal about America Recycles Day....
The most important recycling article written this decade
This is one in a series of articles in which Sharon Lerner reveals that our recycling programs need a much closer look than previously given. You may be surprised at the extent of greenwashing taking place right under your nose. Do you really want to pay for services...
Proponents of Local Bans on Single-Use Plastics Need to Know about Cracker Plants
Fossil Fuel Industry is switching from making fuel to single-use plastic feedstock. "I think that there should be a continued movement at the local level to ban single use plastic packaging in order to reduce demand. The irony there is if there is less use of plastic...
Is Fayetteville, AR Going to Single Stream?
It’s past time for a recycling transparency law! 2012 During Lioneld Jordan’s re-election campaign for mayor, Fayetteville collects 3-7 plastic at the 15th St. drop-off site, despite Louise Mann’s assertions, “there is no market for this mess”. Collection ends when...
Recycling is suffering from system failure
"Leyla Acaroglu calls recycling a "placebo" and calls for a reusable revolution to get us out of this mess." Thank you Leyla Acaruglu for pointing out more of the elephants in the superficial sustainability movement. Read two excellent articles from TreeHugger.com:...
Pass transparency laws now!
If communities had had transparency laws, U.S. recycling would never have been trashed with single stream. If we made reduction and reuse our highest priorities we would not be trashing other countries today. Read "The World’s 2-Billion-Ton Trash Problem Just Got More...
Transparency is Needed at All Levels Regarding Recycling/Waste!
The cruise line giant Carnival Corporation and its Princess subsidiary have agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $20 million for environmental violations such as dumping plastic waste into the ocean. Princess Cruise Lines has already paid $40 million over other...