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Maine Enacts New Law Restricting So-Called "Advanced Recycling" Facilities

The legislation is a response to a national lobbying effort by the plastic industry to greenwash expensive and polluting processes that convert plastic into toxic fuel and chemicals.

5 March 2024

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Industry-Backed Report Spreads Misinformation on New Jersey Bag Ban

A plastic lobbying group paid for a report on New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag law. But its “findings” are based solely on interviews with industry constituents who are pro plastic.

7 February 2024

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EPA Fails to Regulate Largest Single Source of PFAS and Microplastic Pollution in Massachusetts

Enviros, scientists, health advocates, and farmers across U.S. call for action on PFAS and microplastics in wastewater treatment plants.

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Just Zero Applauds Reintroduction of Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman announced the reintroduction of the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.

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Vermont Governor Vetoes Sweeping Expansion of Bottle Bill Program

Vermont Governor Phil Scott vetoed a critical bill (H.158) that would have expanded and modernized the state’s Bottle Bill Program.

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Environmental Advocates Arrive in D.C. to Urge Lawmakers to Act on Plastics

Environmental advocates are in Washington, D.C. for the second annual Week of Action in support of strong federal legislation to protect communities and the planet from dangerous single-use plastics.

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New York Legislature Adjourns Without Addressing Plastic Pollution and Recycling Reform

The New York State Legislature officially adjourned without enacting the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, a critical policy that would have addressed the state’s growing waste crisis.

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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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Leading U.S. Environmental Groups Call on COP to Kick Out Coke

Allowing one of the leading plastic polluters to sponsor COP27 undermines the very objectives of the event.

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