Lastly, in our little plastic pollution series here, is the #BreakFreeFromPlastic Pollution Act, a federal bill that represents the most comprehensive set of policy solutions to the plastic pollution crisis ever introduced in Congress. Again, here is a great summary of information on the bill put together by our friends at Missouri River Bird Observatory:
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This article definitely caught our attention! The law aims to take the cost burden of recycling away from taxpayers. One environmental advocate said the change could be “transformative.” In a time when the fossil fuel industry is only ramping up new plastic production, this could be a real game changer.
Let's talk about recycling. Many of us have probably been duped into thinking many of the products we buy or even toss into the recycle bin are being recycled, when often times they are not. Here is the first article in a series we will be sharing to learn more about some recycling solutions that are making their way to the forefront, starting with doing away with misleading labels.
We just ship it all overseas. It’s just another scam like being “carbon zero” where companies just pay some money for the supposed planting of a bunch of trees somewhere. Just a bunch of lies.
