by Post-Landfill Action Network | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog
CW: Environmental Justice Disaster We made sure River Valley Organizing (RVO) was okay with the contents of this post. Title graphic by Young Grguras. “It’s been a month since our lives were turned upside down, but we still aren’t getting what we need from the...
by Post-Landfill Action Network | Feb 22, 2023 | Blog
This Break Free From Plastic case study was guest written by student Paulina Hruskoci. In my hometown of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, we don’t have plastic bags. At most stores, there are two options at check-out: grab a paper bag or provide your own reusable one. This...
by Young Grguras | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog, STOP Recaps
“One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone”― bell hooks At the end of last year’s Students Taking on Oil & Petrochemicals (STOP) fellowship, our team went through a...
by Post-Landfill Action Network | Oct 27, 2022 | Atlas Blogs, Blog
Macalester students running a local produce pop-up, “MacShare” Today, we are excited to release the second annual list of Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses in the United States (as assessed by PLAN’s Atlas Zero Waste Certification® Program)! Last year, when...
by Isabel Jenkins | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog
The 2021-22 academic year represented a return to campus life for many students. It was the first academic year since 2018-19 that was not defined by major campus shut downs across the country. We saw momentum returning to campus organizing and student groups...
by Post-Landfill Action Network | Jun 2, 2022 | Blog
by Ian Nelson My name is Ian Nelson, and I am a junior chemistry major at Bethany College. I love the sciences; from a young age I have always asked the “why” questions about the natural world and found the answers fascinating. I grew up in an old coal...
