Turning plastic waste into plastic lumber isn’t recycling
Most of Amazon’s plastic packaging isn’t being recycled, and some might end up as material for plastic decking instead.
Recycling & compost
To reduce waste, conserve natural resources and address the mounting climate crisis, America needs more recycling and composting.
The Latest on Recycling & compost
Our 2024 priorities in the states
A look back at what our unique network accomplished in 2023
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MASSPIRG calls for Bigger, Better Bottle Bill
Report finds that Colorado’s recycling rate is still lagging — but poised for a breakthrough
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Truth in recycling
The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado 2022
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Call Script for Whole Foods
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Here’s why part one of the EPA’s National Recycling Strategy doesn’t go far enough
This Thanksgiving, dinner came with a side of plastic waste
Holiday food --like all of our groceries-- often comes wrapped in unnecessary plastic.
The Better Bottle Bill Campaign gains steam
MASSPIRG-backed Better Bottle Bill earns endorsement from The Boston Globe
The truth about trash in America
While recycling remains important, it's not enough. We need to change the way we talk about waste.