Single-use plastic packaging is so common in our everyday lives that a future without it might seem a long way off. But examples of what that future might look like are already here.
Small-scale solar energy – most of which is installed on rooftops – is growing rapidly in the U.S., producing 10 times as much power in 2022 as a decade earlier.
Addressing the challenges of the 21st century requires incorporating nature into the urban planning of the future – and that begins by correcting the mistakes of the past.
Well-designed single-use plastic bag bans have successfully reduced plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution. Use the Single-use Plastic Bag Ban Waste Reduction Calculator to estimate the impact where you live.
Rewilding initiatives across the world show how leaving nature to do its own thing can help create a more sustainable and biodiverse future.
