by Khadija Ahmed | Sep 29, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a subcommittee hearing on Thursday that explored the need for a national policy on deposit return for beverage containers to help decrease packaging waste, such as plastic. “More and more, it makes that blue bin in my...
by Jorja Siemons | Feb 2, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Increasing availability of composting and recycling programs benefits both the climate and economy, experts said Wednesday at a Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works hearing. “The U.S. spends $218 billion a year, growing, processing, and...