Tools & Resources
Where Do Your Recyclables Go? A Virtual Tour of a Materials Recovery Facility
How recyclables are sorted, processed, and turned into new materials
My Plastic Free Life– Beth Terry’s site and blog are full of ideas and strategies to eliminate plastic, drawn from her years of walking the talk.Check out her post on our Alternatives to Plastic Microbeads workshop – with recipes!
Practical guide and advocacy for living with less plastic
Plastic-Free July International– The hub for the international event.
Global movement to reduce single-use plastic through everyday actions
UPSTREAM Learning Hub
Introduction to reuse systems and circular economy principles
Plastic Pollution Coalition Resource Library
Educational resources and tools to address plastic pollution and drive systemic change
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Resource Library
Fact sheets and advocacy resources on zero waste, incineration, and environmental justice
Adverse Health Effects of Plastics
Why Recycling by Mail is a Major Climate Fail
Exposing failures of plastic film recycling and misleading “store drop-off” claims
Toxic Free Future – PVC Poison Plastic
Investigating toxic pollution and environmental justice impacts of PVC production
GAIA- Zero Waste to Zero Emissions: How Reducing Waste is a Climate Gamechanger
Zero waste strategies as a powerful, low-cost climate solution
Health Care Without Harm
Transforming health care to reduce environmental harm and advance climate justice
Green Dot system in Germany
Packaging recycling system and producer responsibility program in Germany
