Mexico, the Philippines, and Germany are millions of bottles ahead of the U.S. when it comes to reducing plastic waste from single-use beverage bottles. These countries, which charge a deposit that is reimbursed when bottles are returned for washing and refilling, are leaders in reuse and are featured on postcards to send to state legislators and Coca-Cola bottlers from the Story of Stuff’s “Bring Back Refill” campaign.
The Story of Stuff, a Bay Area-based nonprofit, focuses on creating a more healthy and just world. Its “Bring Back Refill” campaign encourages corporate responsibility through the adoption of refillable bottles and advocates for government policies to increase refillable packaging.
“Plastic beverage bottles are one of the most littered items,” said Alexandria Choy, the group’s digital campaigns manager. “They end up in landfills, in our rivers and oceans, and in our bodies as microplastics. But there’s a solution: refillable bottles.” More…
