Advocacy Director
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the country produces about 300 million tons of household and commercial waste each year; and that we bury about half of all that waste in landfills. But, as it turns out, those numbers significantly underestimate the scope of the problem.
Landfills and Injustice: The State of Burying Trash in the United States Read More
Almost every day I feel the guilt-ridden tension between working to build the just and sustainable Zero Waste world we all need, and just trying to get by with two young kids in the toxic, climate-damaging, waste-filled world we’re stuck with right now. I do my best to make choices that will hopefully create a better world for my kids, but I know that individual choices mean nothing without the systemic changes we all need.
Parenting in a Toxic World Filled with Plastic and Waste Read More
Every day we spend debating between burying or burning our waste is a day that we could have spent using real solutions to stop waste before it starts.
The False Choice Standing in the Way of Zero Waste Read More
Polluters must be held accountable. No corporation, no matter how deep its pockets, should have a free pass to pollute.
Why It’s Time to Stop Putting Polluters in Charge Read More
We may think bottle bill programs are all about refundable deposits, but when designed in the right way, a bottle bill can create a recycling and reuse program that works for everyone.
How the Best Bottle Bills Make a Real Impact Read More