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Earth911 Inspiration: The Beauty of the Natural World (opens the original)
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Today’s Earth911 inspiration is from Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist and science writer, Natalie Angier: “The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.” Earth911 inspirations. Post them and share your desire to help people think of the planet first, every day. Click the poster to get a larger image. <img alt="Na
Guest Idea: California Recently Finalized the Nation’s Strictest Plastic Packaging Rules Change Shopper Expectations (opens the original)
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In 2028, you might notice subtle changes in your grocery runs. Fruits are in cardboard boxes instead of clamshell containers, takeout salads come in fiber bowls and microwaveable meals are tucked in clear or white plastic trays instead of black ones. These subtle shifts may be the result of California’s landmark packaging law, SB 54, whose finalized regulations took effect in May 2026. Even if you don’t live in California, you will likely still see these changes. Many major manufacturers are ref
Best of Earth911 Podcast: The Product Stewardship Institute’s Scott Cassel on Growing Extended Producer Responsibility (opens the original)
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Revisit an influential conversation that anticipated the growth of Extended producer responsibility (EPR), the idea that manufacturers of products and packaging should take responsibility for collecting and recycling the things they make. It was a hot topic in the sustainability and business worlds in 2023, and has become law in seven states. One EPR bill had passed
Guest Idea: Green Bins Are Spreading Faster Than the Habit of Using Them (opens the original)
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Editor’s Note: This is a sponsored posting. Curbside food scrap collection has spread fast. BioCycle’s nationwide survey counted 14.9 million U.S. households with access to food waste collection in 2023, up 49 percent from 10 million two years earlier. Getting those bins used is the harder part. Reported participation runs from near-universal in a handful of cities to under 30 percent in others. That gap matters. Food waste is about 24 percent of what U.S. municipal landfills take in, and the EP
Sustainability In Your Ear: David Fenton on How to Win the Climate Debate (opens the original)
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Yale researchers estimate that roughly 80 million Americans are alarmed about climate change. About 40 million of them say they want to be politically active on the issue. But only about 3 million actually are. When that 37 million-American group is asked why they aren’t active, researchers most often hear that nobody has asked them. That’s the focus of this week’s conversation on Sustainability In Your Ear. Only 12% of Americans say they ever see anything about climate cha
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