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NEW: Jennie and Newsy talk Can I Recycle This? in Newsy's exclusive coverage of American recycling.

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VICE News Tonight interviews Jennie Romer on COVID-19 and new plastic pollution challenges.

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Trevor Noah asks Jennie Romer whether recycling works - and how to make it better. Tune into this podcast with Luminary now.

Contact Jennie about speaking engagements here.


 For press or event inquiries relating to Can I Recycle This?, please contact:

Rebecca Marsh
Associate Director of Publicity – Viking and Penguin Books
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May 19th, 2021

Leading plastics reduction lawyer Jennie Romer sees single-use policies as a gateway to bigger change.  

April 27th, 2021

Prairie Public News speaks with Jennie Romer as a recycling expert on her debut book, Can I Recycle This?

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April 23rd, 2021

Recycling isn't as clear-cut as you might think: an expert at the Wall Street Journal turns to Jennie Romer. 

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April 22nd, 2021

Recycling is the most common way people try to lessen their impact on the environment. But the process of doing it can be confusing and error-prone ... All Sides with Ann Fisher talks to Jennie Romer, the author of the new book Can I Recycle This?

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March 30th, 2021

Pandemic-paused plastic bag bans are ripped anew by critics ... Jennie Romer discusses efforts to combat misinformation.

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December 25th 2020

According to the EPA, only about one-third of waste put in recycling bins is actually recycled. "There's so much that the public doesn't know about how recycling works" — Jennie Romer leans in.

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December 14th 2020

Plastic bags, forks and containers are everywhere during the pandemic, increasing pollution. Jennie Romer notes how the plastics industry took advantage during COVID-19.

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October 23rd, 2020

Texas’ failure to ban plastic bags is stressing the environment. Jennie points out that where bans have been adopted, they have been very effective and a gateway to legislation regulating other types of plastic. 

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July 16th, 2020

“Food delivery platforms have the opportunity to reduce the amount of plastic entering our homes while at the same time saving businesses money by moving to an opt-in system for these items," Jennie reports.

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June 9th, 2020

Concerns about the potential for spreading the new coronavirus spurred at least four states and many municipalities to stall or suspend plastic bag regulations. WasteDive takes a look with Jennie's insight.

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May 26th, 2020

For a while, it looked like 2020 would be a turning point in the war against single-use plastics ... then the coronavirus pandemic hit. “We had so much momentum going into this,” says Jennie Romer; read more in this special report. 

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May 13th, 2020

As COVID-19 brings about a landmark international health crisis, VICE interviews Jennie on COVID-19's unexpected plastic waste impact.

March 3rd, 2020

In this new cultural feature, Jennie Romer and Rolling Stone talk about how big oil and big soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades.

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December 27, 2019

Minneapolis and Duluth recently entered the fray of U.S. cities either imposing plastic bag fees, or adopting outright bans. Expert Jennie Romer says they could lead to more statewide laws.

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August 27th, 2019

Do plastic bag taxes or bans curb waste? 400 cities and states tried it out. And will it work for plastic straws? Vox looks at the nation’s most intriguing experiments in local policy.

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August 15th 2019

Planet or plastic? See the complicated landscape of plastic bans in the U.S.

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