Groundbreaking New Report Integrating Reuse Into California’s Beverage Container Deposit System: A Feasibility Study The Story of Stuff Project commissioned Eunomia Consulting to investigate how the state of California might create a system for converting a quarter of the state’s 28 billion beverages sold annually, to reusable containers alongside the benefits of doing so. The…
Global Citizens or Mass Consumers? With the holidays around the corner, we can expect an uptick in the same tired messaging that tells us to buy more and more Stuff – because apparently that’s the only way to participate in what really matters to us. But, as a friend of Story of Stuff, we’re guessing…
Will this big tech partnership get you to shop more? You might have seen Amazon’s latest partnerships with TikTok and Pinterest, which will allow and encourage you to buy Amazon products without leaving the apps. It’s the latest tactic to further accelerate overconsumption. If you’re anything like us, you know this is terrible news –…
Summer has begun, and so have the heat waves. Did you know that the cool beverage bottle you reach for when it gets too hot is a major contributor to climate change? We’re not talking about the product – we’re talking about the packaging. The beverage industry sells more than 580 billion PET plastic bottles…
This February marked the one-year anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment disaster in East Palestine, an incident that spurred our Community to action. Through the Grassroots Grants Program (and additional funds raised through the generosity of our Community) we rushed support to frontline groups aiding and mobilizing residents. Recently, we revisited this site in…
Since the launch of one of our biggest campaigns to date last fall, our team has made exciting progress towards our ultimate goal: to eliminate single-use plastic waste by establishing REUSE as the new normal. In addition to campaign updates, we’ve got developments with our storytelling and grassroots program that we’d love to share with…
Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a nonprofit organization working on behalf of corporate giants such as Coca-cola, PepsiCo and McDonald’s has released a new report revealing the findings of a decade of litter collection in the US. KAB launched in the 1950s and created the notorious ‘Crying Indian’ PSA, a public relations effort to redirect the…
Years Long Water Bottling Controversy Centers on Arrowhead Brand’s Namesake Spring Complex — Company Given 20 Days to Respond Contact: Michael O’Heaney, Executive Director(510) 684-6417, [email protected] CALIFORNIA – Today, California’s State Water Resources Control Board issued an updated Report of Investigation and draft Cease & Desist Order finding that Nestle Waters North America, now Blue Triton…
Nestlé Waters Betrays Communities, Ducks Environmental Commitments in Sale of Portfolio of Bottled Water Brands Contact: Michael O’Heaney, Executive Director(510) 684-6417, [email protected] Berkeley, CA — Nestlé Waters’ $4 billion sale of the country’s largest portfolio of bottled water brands to two private equity firms spells trouble for communities and ecosystems already feeling the strain of that…
Statement by U.S. and Canadian Water Protectors on the Proposed Sale of Nestlé’s Water Bottling Business to Private Equity Firm One Rock Capital February 2021 — Nestlé, the world’s largest corporate water bottler, is planning to sell its North American bulk bottled water business, which operates the brands Arrowhead, Poland Spring, Zephyrhills, Pure Life, Ice…
