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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Reusables
Why the United States Needs to Normalize Reuse Systems
Reuse systems are in our reach. And they could be easily integrated into our everyday lives. Now is the time to act. Our country’s single-use culture is damaging the health of our planet and its people.
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Fixing Recycling One Step and One Policy at a Time
There isn’t a magic wand that will fix our failing system. But, there are two policies that can do most of the leg work: Bottle Bills and Packaging Reduction and Recycling Laws.
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10 Principles of a Successful Producer Responsibility for Packaging Law
Today, we understand plastic pollution as a crisis with deep, intersecting impacts. As a result, concerns continue to rise. And people desperately want to see bold action that addresses this worsening crisis.
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What is a Bottle Bill?
Bottle Bills are the best recycling programs for beverage containers. In fact, states with Bottle Bill programs collect and recycle beverage containers at far higher rates than states without these programs. If we are going to push for any recycling program, it needs to be this one.