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82% of Massachusetts Voters Support Modernizing State Bottle Bill

New statewide poll on recycling and the Bottle Bill finds most voters want legislators to address Massachusetts’ litter problem by modernizing the Bottle Bill this session.

18 July 2024

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Environmental Activists Converge in D.C. to Demand Action on Plastic Pollution

As countries around the world – including the United States – continue to debate the details of a global plastics treaty, environmentalists across the country converged in Washington D.C. to lobby federal legislators on the need to pass legislation addressing plastic pol...

11 June 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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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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Vermont Senate Fails to Override Governor’s Veto of Bottle Bill Expansion

Despite being one of the oldest and most successful recycling programs in the state, Vermont's Bottle Bill hasn’t been modernized in over fifty years

23 January 2024

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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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Environmental Groups Call on Connecticut Lawmakers to Support Zero Waste Solutions

Environmental groups are concerned that Connecticut’s new waste efforts include a flawed extended producer responsibility for packaging program.

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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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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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