Tools & Resources
Center for Environmental Health
Advocacy and legal action to eliminate toxic chemicals and protect public health
Center for Environmental Health, Our Health, PVC, and Critical Infrastructure
Health risks and policy concerns around PVC in infrastructure
PVC-Free Future: A Review of Restrictions and PVC free Policies Worldwide [PDF, 274 KB]
Call to phase out PVC and adopt safer material alternatives
PVC Plastic: a Looming Waste Crisis
Health and environmental harms of PVC across its lifecycle
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
Toxic Free Future – PVC Poison Plastic
Investigating toxic pollution and environmental justice impacts of PVC production
Commercial Recycling
Business waste services, rates, and compliance requirements overview
AMBR Submits Letter on Strategies for Reducing Plastic Waste to Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee
Policy recommendations to reduce plastic waste and improve recycling integrity
Are My Plastics Really Being Recycled? When the Answer is Yes, Sometimes, and Never.
Details on plastic recycling
Where Do Your Recyclables Go? A Virtual Tour of a Materials Recovery Facility
How recyclables are sorted, processed, and turned into new materials
GAIA- Zero Waste to Zero Emissions: How Reducing Waste is a Climate Gamechanger
Zero waste strategies as a powerful, low-cost climate solution
Plastic-Free July International– The hub for the international event.
Global movement to reduce single-use plastic through everyday actions
