Recycle and Reach Out

Reduce, reuse, repair, recycle. The mantra’s tidy alliteration belies its grave relevance. While each of us can prioritize these lifestyle choices, still we must encourage our leaders to create change on a larger scale. Greenpeace notes that the upcoming UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA) gathering this month will consider a “bold, ambitious, binding Global Plastics Treaty—addressing the entire lifecycle of plastics.” The U.S., “which produces more plastic waste per capita than any country,” per Reuters, will join the talks. We can thank our representatives for their support. We can also request our representatives to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021, introduced into the House and the Senate in 2021. Visit greenpeace.org for more information.