Awareness Journalism Q&A

November 3, 2022 0

Knowing your residents: How the City of Oakland finds success in educating people about recycling

by Jeff vonKaenel The Bay Area has long been on the forefront of recycling—and has served as a state and even national model in terms of starting it early and doing it right. What can other city [Read more]

October 17, 2022 0

A Q&A with Bill Camarillo, CEO of one of the largest organics recyclers in California, about SB 1383

We continue our SB 1383 series—designed to take a deep dive into the challenges and successes as our state takes on significant organic waste recycling in an effort to save landfills and save our [Read more]

October 10, 2022 0

Learn how the new plastics bill will change California

Plastic is everywhere—in our packaging, in our parks, in our oceans and even in our bloodstreams. But SB 54, which Gov. Newsom signed into law in June, is aimed at changing that. It requires all [Read more]

August 16, 2022 0

The new organics waste bill doesn’t just change how we dispose of food waste—it also gets food to hungry Californians

At N&R Publications, we have spent the last 10 years shining a light on people around the state—and around the country—who are quietly changing the world. And even though all of them would [Read more]

August 10, 2022 0

Senator Ben Allen, author of the legislation that drastically cuts plastic pollution in California, discusses how it came together—and what it means

August 4, 2022 0

Heidi Sanborn of the National Stewardship Council discusses why manufacturers must be held responsible for the full lifecycle of their products

‘Product stewardship’ is a not a term most of us can quickly define. But it’s getting increasing attention in the waste and recycling world, as well as in company boardrooms and legislative [Read more]

July 25, 2022 0

Chet Hewitt of the Sierra Health Foundation discusses how—and why—federal and state money should help marginalized communities throughout California

July 22, 2022 0

Chris Gibbons of the National Center for Economic Gardening weighs in on what cities, business owners and employees really need

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