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Colorado Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Waste Incineration and So-Called “Chemical Recycling”

The veto allows trash burning facilities and a new wave of plastic-to-fuel projects to remain eligible for state funding and keeps them as part of the state’s clean energy and climate programs.

20 May 2024

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Maine Legislature Fumbles Opportunity to Address Food Waste

The bill would have required large food waste generators to donate excess edible food and recycle all other food scraps, rather than the landfilling it – addressing both food waste and food insecurity in the state.

13 May 2024

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Just Zero Weighs in On Draft New York State Waste Plan

Just Zero filed comments with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation regarding the Draft New York State Solid Waste Management Plan.

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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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Environmental Groups Denounce Flawed Connecticut Waste Bill

Yesterday, the Connecticut Senate passed a deeply flawed piece of legislation (HB 6664) that will undermine Connecticut’s efforts to solve its waste crisis.

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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 Report Exposes Fossil Fuel Campaign Behind “Advanced Recycling”

Just Zero’s new report exposes misinformation spread by the fossil fuel industry about advanced recycling, chemical recycling, and other toxic and climate-damaging technologies that melt, boil, and burn 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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New National Zero Waste Nonprofit Launches

Today marks the official launch of Just Zero, a new Zero Waste nonprofit focused on tackling our country’s waste crisis.

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