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Just Zero Condemns UN for Fossil Fuel Industry Influence on Global Plastics Treaty

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) allows the fossil fuel industry to undermine plastics treaty negotiations process.

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United Nations Plastics Report Endorses Dangerous, Unproven Technologies

The United Nations Environment Programme’s roadmap for reducing worldwide plastic pollution incorporates the consideration of “chemical conversion” technologies for plastic waste.

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Vermont Legislature Approves Sweeping Expansion of Bottle Bill Program

Vermont’s Senate advanced an important piece of legislation (H.158) that would expand and modernize the state’s Bottle Bill.

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Environmentalists Call on Federal Trade Commission to Crack Down on Greenwashing

Groups submitted a letter calling for enforceable regulations that limit the ability of companies to greenwash their products or packaging.

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Environmental Groups Urge Massachusetts to Take Bold Steps on Zero Waste

Environmental groups present actionable solutions that will help Massachusetts break away from the toxic false choice between burning and burying waste.

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Just Zero Applauds EPA Proposed Rules Reducing Toxic Petrochemical Emissions

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced new proposed rules that will help reduce toxic emissions from petrochemical plants, including plastics production facilities.

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Lawmakers, Advocates, and Residents Celebrate the Healy Administration’s Stance on Saugus Ash Landfill

Governor Maura Healey’s administration to stand by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s previous conclusion that the WIN Waste Innovations ash landfill cannot be expanded.

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Just Zero Urges Maine to Uphold Waste and Sewage Sludge Reforms

Just Zero calls on Maine to reject efforts to undermine reforms aimed at protecting the state’s environment and its residents from improper waste management and toxic chemicals in sewage sludge.

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Lawmakers Work to Create New Bottle Bills Across the Country

Lawmakers and advocates in two states take important steps toward improving recycling and reuse through bottle bills.

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States Across the Country Look to Model Zero Waste Legislation

Just Zero publishes model legislation to aid policymakers advocates, and grassroots organizations working on implementing proven and effective Zero Waste laws.

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