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Guest commentary: Tired of packaging? Let’s fix it

Local electeds urge legislators to jumpstart laws to cut waste, boost recycling

A photo of empty soda cans are piled high.
Thousands of cans are collected at the Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling center in Lynden. Budget pressures have pushed many Washington communities to decrease their recycling services. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Dan Hammill and Sarah Rumbaugh Guest Writers
We’re tired of packaging. Every day, we encounter wasteful packaging, from plastic juice pouches t

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