Plastic bottles are the #1 source of plastic packaging pollution. Reusables are the solution.
We're working on California legislation that tackles waste and plastic in the beverage industry – think of all those littered, single-use bottles and cans.
A California Reusable Beverage Container Act would reduce plastic pollution and waste, tackle litter, save taxpayer money, create good green jobs, protect frontline communities, and hold corporations accountable for their waste.
Imagine, for example, 25% of bottled water and soda being sold in packaging that gets returned, washed, refilled and reused. A law like this would lead to 2.9 billion fewer plastic bottles produced and 32 million fewer bottles and cans littered every year. Let's Bring Back Refill! Can you message your state reps and urge them to support?
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A California Reusable Beverage Container Act would:
- Slash plastic pollution, reduce packaging waste, and tackle litter by reducing single-use plastic bottles and creating a state-wide circular economy for beverages.
- Save local government and taxpayers $75 million by reducing recycling, litter, and waste management costs.
- Create 11,800 good green jobs in the state; reusables create jobs in transporting, sorting, washing and refilling.
- Support frontline communities and environmental justice efforts by reducing dependence on toxic plastic, which pollutes at every step of production, from extraction to disposal.
- Hold corporations accountable for their waste and ensure beverage companies make better packaging choices for people and the planet.
We have an opportunity to pass legislation that requires major beverage companies to sell a percentage of their drinks in reusable, refillable bottles and cans. A bill like this has never been passed before in the US. Let’s make California a leader for more states to follow.
