Janet
Domenitz
Executive Director, MASSPIRG
Started on staff: 1980
B.A., magna cum laude, Brandeis University.
Janet has been the executive director of MASSPIRG since 1990 and directs programs on consumer protection, zero waste, health and safety, public transportation, and voter participation. Janet has co-founded or led coalitions, including Earth Day Greater Boston, Campaign to Update the Bottle Bill and the Election Modernization Coalition. On behalf of MASSPIRG, Janet was one of the founding members of Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA), a statewide coalition of organizations advocating investment in mass transit to curb climate change, improve public health and address equity. Janet serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Consumer Federation of America and serves on the Common Cause Massachusetts executive committee, Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow board of directors, and Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Advisory Committee. For her work, Janet has received Common Cause’s John Gardner Award and Salem State University’s Friend of the Earth Award. Janet lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and two sons, and every Wednesday morning she slow-runs the steps at Harvard Stadium with the November Project.
Posts by Janet Domenitz
STATEMENT: Bill reported out of committee brings MA one step closer to less plastic pollution
Massachusetts bill to reduce polystyrene passes key hurdle.
RELEASE: ‘Failing the Fix’ scorecard grades Apple, Samsung, Google, others on how fixable their devices are
New “Failing the Fix” scorecard gives consumers important information about manufacturers’ records on the right to repair.
New report calculates how to eliminate billions of single use plastic bags
MASSPIRG Education Fund releases new report: Plastic Bag Bans Work
NEW REPORT: Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter
New report highlights effectiveness of plastic bag bans.