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Thinking about reducing plastic waste in your life? Here's how one U.S. PIRG member cut her waste in half

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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 "It's freeing to not be constantly wanting more and better stuff."

News Release | MASSPIRG | Solid Waste

MASSPIRG Statement on Launch of Plastic Bag Ban in Boston

MASSPIRG issued a statement on the launch of the City of Boston's plastic bag ban.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection, Solid Waste

New Guide Helps Consumers Get Deals on Refurbished Electronics

This holiday season, you can pay even less than you would on Black Friday for electronics, if you buy them used and refurbished. A new guide entitled “Fixed for the Holidays” helps consumers purchase used items with confidence -- detailing what to buy, how to know if you are getting a good deal and where to shop.

Fixing your device just got easier: Right to repair movement scores major win

Monday, November 5, 2018
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Repairing your electronic device just got a little easier thanks to a seemingly unexpected source: The Library of Congress.

Right to Repair is a simple way to cut health care costs

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
By | Nathan Proctor
Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair

Cost containment is is a critical first step in addressing the deep faults in our health care system - it's hard to image fixing problems of access if we continue to be charged $15 for a Tylenol pill or $1,000 for a toothbrush. It turns out that overpriced equipment repair helps add to those inflated costs.

News Release | U.S. PIRG | Solid Waste

Plastic pollution: One day, three solutions

One day, three decisions -- all of which may have far-reaching effects on plastic pollution in the United States.

Making our devices more fixable with ecodesign

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
By | Nathan Proctor
Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair

A conversation with Restart Project Co-Founder Ugo Vallauri about progress around ecodesign in Europe and how that connects to Right to Repair in the United States

News Release | MASSPIRG Education Fund | Solid Waste

Groups Call for Zero Waste Master Plan

(Boston, MA) On the eve of the Commonwealth’s drafting of their next Solid Waste Master Plan, several organizations are calling for robust changes to that Plan, including a clear and enforceable commitment to policies that enact zero waste. “We cannot recycle our way out of the disposal problems in Massachusetts,” said Janet Domenitz, MASSPIRG Executive Director, who provided editorial support to a national report entitled Trash in America earlier this year.  “We need to turn the garbage truck around, and commit to a goal of zero waste.”

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