24 Feb 2023 --- Just Zero has published model legislation to aid government and policymakers in improving waste management infrastructure in the US. The non-profit advocates for implementing a packaging reduction and recycling act, deposit return schemes (DRS), anti-incineration laws, single-use plastic restrictions and food waste reduction policies. Speaking to PackagingInsights, Peter Blair, policy director at Just Zero, says, “we need help educating both legislators and the public about how broken and toxic our current waste management systems are and how new comprehensive policies can address this.”
