
Colorado’s landmark ban on single-use plastics: What it means, how we got here, and where it can lead us
Thanks in large part to CoPIRG’s advocacy, Colorado has become a national leader on reducing the plastic waste piling up in our landfills and polluting our communities. It’s a major step toward moving beyond plastic, and one that contains several useful lessons for other states looking to tackle our plastic pollution crisis.





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Aaron Colonnese
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Aaron writes and designs materials with the Creative Team for The Public Interest Network for U.S. PIRG. Aaron lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, and spends his spare time playing drums and going for long walks.
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