2023 Colorado Legislative Report
In 2023, CoPIRG supported 17 bills at the legislature on a range of public interest issues that protect consumers, safeguard our public health and improve our quality of life across Colorado.
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
How much food does America waste and what can we do to stop it?
Are some recycling labels misleading? Unfortunately, yes.
Updates
Two wins: Save the bees and truth-in-labeling for compostables
Report finds that Colorado’s recycling rate is still lagging — but poised for a breakthrough
Votes Yes on Denver initiative 306 – Waste No More
Featured Resources
Products without packaging: How refill stores can help solve the plastics crisis
The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado 2022
Reducing plastic waste in the states
2022 Legislative Scorecard
The Latest
Cross-country virtual road trip puts fight against plastic pollution on the map
DENVER — U.S. PIRG and Environment America hosted a virtual road trip Friday with state representatives and senators from across the country to celebrate and discuss dozens of policies to combat the plastic pollution crisis. The nationwide rally touched on efforts to hold companies, such as Whole Foods, accountable for their contribution to the problem, as well as highlighting groundbreaking federal legislation such as the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.
Plastic waste solutions hiding in plain sight: Recycled content requirements
This blog is the second in a series examining policy solutions to the plastic pollution crisis that are proven and replicable. This section covers recycled content requirements.
Comprehensive bill calls for U.S. to move beyond plastic
WASHINGTON -- As plastic pollution becomes an increasingly dire problem, elected officials in both chambers of Congress introduced legislation Thursday to address the issue. On Capitol Hill today, Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (CA) unveiled the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021, a bill to improve the health of our people and our planet.
You can help us convince Coca-Cola to break free from plastic
The world’s top plastic polluter — for the third year in a row — is missing a huge opportunity to reduce its waste footprint.
Progress or more of the same from top corporate plastic polluters?
For the third year in a row, the list of the largest plastic polluters in the world remains pretty much the same. According to the 2020 Brand Audit Report by Break Free From Plastic, the corporations responsible for polluting the greatest amount of plastic waste are, in order: The Coca-Cola Company; PepsiCo; Nestlé; Unilever; Mondelez International; Mars, Inc.; Procter & Gamble; Philip Morris International; Colgate-Palmolive; and Perfetti Van Melle.
