Orange Bags, Same Plastic Pipeline: Why Tucson Should Rethink Hefty ReNew Tucson prides itself on environmental stewardship. But when it comes to plastic waste, good branding does not always equal good policy. The Hefty ReNew program — promoted locally by Tucson Environmental Services in partnership with…

Protect Pinal County Air Quality: Why Residents Are Speaking Out Eloy. AZ is at the center of an important public health and air quality debate. A growing number of Pinal County residents have signed a petition urging the Pinal County Air Quality Control District to deny…

Are ByFusion’s Plastic Building Blocks a Climate Solution? The City of Tucson has partnered with ByFusion to build a facility at the city’s landfill that would convert plastic waste into large construction blocks known as ByBlocks.  Supporters describe the project as a win-win—reducing plastic waste while…