plastics

The Vermont Public Interest Research Group is offering consumer tips and recommendations on how to avoid excessive packaging and toxic plastic products during the holidays.

Congressional representatives from the region are supporting a U.N. effort to reduce plastic pollution.

The current New York State legislative session is scheduled to adjourn around June 9. A proposed Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (assembly bill 5322 and senate bill 4246) may be voted on before the close of the session. The act would require plastic packaging to be reduced by half, reduce toxics in packaging and prohibit plastic burning.We are joined by Bennington College faculty member, former EPA Regional Administrator, and President of Beyond Plastics Judith Enck.

Since the dawn of the recycling system, we have stood by their bins, holding an everyday object, wondering, "can I recycle this?" This simple question…

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are:WAMC’s Alan ChartockJudith Enck - Former EPA Regional…

Legislators from the Northeast are working across state lines to reduce plastic pollution and transition to zero-waste. Most have focused on banning…

Plastics have become an environmental crisis. And world leaders are starting to sound the alarm. On World Environment Day on June 5th 2018, United Nations…

A town board in New York’s Hudson Valley recently passed a resolution to reduce multiple single-use plastic items, and a few other disposables. And phase…