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.
America's plastic problem has gotten way out of hand.
Most of us diligently recycle, take reusable bags with us when we shop, and look for new ways to stop using so much single use plastic “stuff”. Our individual actions are necessary, but won’t be enough. The good news is that the momentum to move beyond plastic is growing. More states, communities and businesses are getting rid of plastic bags, foam containers and other plastic “stuff” we can live without.
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.
Increasing compost can quickly and efficiently decrease methane emissions in landfills and restore soil health.
If there's one thing better than winning the passage of a new law, it's seeing the new law begin to improve the quality of people's lives and our environment.
Coca-Cola, the world's biggest plastic polluter, has committed to using refillable bottles. But as of now, not in the U.S.
Wasteful plastic: We didn’t ask for it, and we can’t avoid it. But at PIRG, we have a plan to deal with it.
Here are 10 examples of how our advocates won positive results for the public and the planet in 2023.
Gift-giving during the holidays doesn’t have to be full of wasteful plastic. Here are some low-cost, recycled, and low-waste gift ideas to help you buy less and give more.
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