We can make three big dents in the problem by getting rid of the stuff that we use once and throw away, making it easier to repair stuff that would otherwise be thrown away, and never making it cheaper to throw things away versus to reuse and recycle them.
That’s why we’ve been working with a group of legislators in the state capitol to design the Zero Waste PA package of legislation.
Zero Waste PA will address some of the most pervasive, harmful sources of this waste through a package of legislation that will address many of the most common single-use plastics (polystyrene food containers, plastic bags, plastic bottled water bottles, etc), some of the largest sources of our waste stream (such as organic and food waste), and the fastest growing sources of waste (e-waste).