Curated Resources
Support your sustainability projects with our curated library of research and articles.
Roll Call Bipartisan bills look to boost nation's lagging recycling rates (February 2, 2022)
The Hill Brands, manufactuers unveil list of 'problematic and unncessary materials' (January 25, 2022)
The Washington Post Post Five Myths (January 14, 2022)
Waste Dive Tracking the future of US recycling policy in Congress (January 12, 2022)
GreenBiz The war on plastics, 2022: A change of climate (January 10, 2022)
The Wall Street Journal Can Paper Replace Plastic? A Packaging Giant Is Betting It Can (January 2, 2022)
CBS News Waste management experts rethink ways to recycle as costs increase (December 4, 2022)
Reuters World can't recycle its way out of plastic crisis - experts (December 3, 2021)
The Conversation Plastic trash in the ocean is a global problem, and the US is the top source – a new report urges action (December 3, 2021)
The Hill US must cut plastic production to save oceans, report says (December 1, 2021)
The Washington Post U.S. is top contributor to plastic waste, report shows (December 1, 2021)
The Financial Times Global brands’ use of ‘virgin’ plastics on track for significant drop by 2025 (November 15, 2021)
The Guardian US rejoins coalition to achieve 1.5C goal at UN climate talks (November 2, 2021)
Beyond Plastics The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change (October 21, 2021)
The Washington Post White House, intelligence agencies, Pentagon issue reports warning that climate change threatens global security (October 21, 2021)
PBS Newshour Recycling plastic has been an uphill challenge. Could chemical recycling change that? (June 23, 2021)
National Geographic Global treaty to regulate plastic pollution gains momentum (June 8, 2021)
Popular Science Where does your paper come from? The good and the bad news. (May 20, 2021)
World Economic Forum How Rivals Can Work Together to Stop Plastic Waste (May 19, 2021)
The New York Times Here Is Who’s Behind the Global Surge in Single-Use Plastic (May 18, 2021)
The Wall Street Journal Recycling Isn’t as Clear-Cut as You Might Think (April 23, 2021)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Plastics (March 21, 2021)
The New York Times Countries Tried to Curb Trade in Plastic Waste. The U.S. Is Shipping More. (March 12, 2021)
Vox Online shopping has boomed in the pandemic. But what about all the packaging? (January 8, 2021)
Scientific American We Need a Paris Agreement for Plastics (December 30, 2020)
NPR How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled (September 11, 2020)
Carbon Tracker Initiative The Future’s Not in Plastics: Why plastics demand won’t rescue the oil sector (September 4, 2020)
Pew Charitable Trusts Breaking the Plastic Wave: Top Findings for Preventing Plastic Pollution (July 23, 2020)
Rolling Stone Planet Plastic (March 3, 2020)
American Forest & Paper Association 2030 Sustainability Goals
Break Free From Plastics Website
EarthLab at the University of Washington Website
Ellen McArthur Foundation What is a Circular Economy?
Product Stewardship Institute Packaging and Plastics
The Paper and Packaging Board Pulp Truth: Can I Recycle This?
Two Sides Paper Packaging - The Natural Choice