How much food does America waste and what can we do to stop it?
America wastes up to 1,000 pounds of food per person each year, enough to feed millions. There are simple policy changes that could help.
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
What is e-waste?
Are some recycling labels misleading? Unfortunately, yes.
Updates
MASSPIRG calls for Bigger, Better Bottle Bill
WashPIRG-backed bills to reduce plastic waste and make device repair easier advance in the legislature
New report finds plastic recycling continues to fall
Featured Resources
Products without packaging: How refill stores can help solve the plastics crisis
The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado 2022
The Need to Enforce Waste Bans in Massachusetts
The Fight Against Food Waste
We must take care of our planet.Barbara K., Member
It makes absolutely no sense to waste resources
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RELEASE: Call for Amazon to ‘break up with plastic packaging’ this Valentine’s Day
Advocates from U.S. PIRG Education Fund, the Environment America Research & Policy Center and the Student PIRGs gathered outside Amazon headquarters in Seattle on Monday to call on the e-commerce company to “break up with plastic.”
Year in review: PIRG and The Public Interest Network’s 2022 highlights
Office Depot to cut 20% of plastic packaging by 2027
Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores commit to reducing plastic packaging by 20% in certain products and operations.
New Report: Transformational Producer Responsibility law and municipal actions position Colorado for breakthrough on statewide recycling
Actions come as 6th annual State of Recycling and Composting Report finds Colorado’s 16% recycling and composting rate remains well below national average
98% of plastic products are made with brand-new plastic. The REDUCE Act could change that.
Newly introduced legislation could reduce the amount of brand-new, non-recycled plastic going into some of the products we use every day.
