Transitioning to a zero waste-economy requires systemic change — change that we’ll have to achieve one step at a time. It will require standing up to the interests of powerful industries who would prefer we maintained the current status quo.
At PIRG, we are committed to being an integral part of the solution. We’ve helped 11 states ban the production of single-use plastic products and we are pressing forth with producer responsibility legislation that holds plastic producers financially accountable for the waste their products become. We’re also calling on Whole Foods to reduce plastic packaging at its stores, and you can add your voice here.
Finally, we’re leading the charge toward securing American’s Right to Repair, which gives consumers the ability to repair their products themselves or at the repair shop of their choice. It also ensures products are not discarded before they need to be, reducing the release of additional dirty energy spent manufacturing new products.
Read the “Trash in America” report here.