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All the latest ideas and news from Upstream’s thought leaders and partners.
Bay can still lead the way on plastic pollution while protecting public health
While we applaud the Bay Area’s efforts to ensure our safety, banning reusable bags moves us in the opposite direction.
Plastics industry exploits coronavirus to prop up single-use plastic
Upstream's response to the Plastic Industry Association's push for more single-use plastics.
Plastic pollution, reuse, & COVID-19
A message from the UPSTREAM team concerning single-use and reuse amidst COVID-19.
How to stop consuming so much?
Guest blogger highlight Tammy Gan's consumer guide to consuming less stuff and being more human
The dirty truth about disposable foodware
Overbrook report details the economic costs to businesses and cities from disposable foodware.
Report Finds Plastics and Food Packaging Pose Global Health Threat, Nearly 200 Groups Call for Urgent Action
Nearly 200 environmental and public health organizations released an urgent Call to Action in response to a peer-reviewed consensus statement signed by 33 world-renowned scientists. It warns that chemicals used in food packaging pose numerous threats to human health.
Greenpeace recycling report: plastics recycling isn’t working, but this creates new opportunities for reduce and reuse
Plastics recycling isn’t working, but this creates new opportunities for reduce and reuse.
Aluminum cups at the Superbowl not so super
Stadium owners try out single-use aluminum cups instead of plastic, but are these any better for the environment?
The Break Free From Plastic Act 2020: A bill to sustain the States beyond single-use stuff
Redistributing the weight of plastic pollution from communities & consumers to corporations.