Advancing Climate Health in Arizona

QR codes with hyperlocal recycling instructions will soon show up on your milk cartons, ice cream tubs and more — meaning you'll be able to scan an item, type in your ZIP code, and see if it's eligible to go in the blue bin, Axios' Jennifer Kingston reports.

Why it matters: 60% of consumers are confused about what and how to recycle, depressing the already low recycling law compliance rate, according to The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit. The overall U.S. recycling rate is around 32%, the EPA says.

Be smart: While waiting for the QR code program, you can use the Recycle Right Wizard to search for what items are recyclable in your city.

What We Are Reading & Listening to This Week

• You don’t have to shovel sunshine: Amid heat waves, why do people still move here? (AZ Rep)
• Famed climate scientist has a new, dire prediction (WashPost)
• Environmental Injustice and Cumulative Environmental Burdens in Neighborhoods Near Oil and Gas Development: LA County, CA and Beyond (AJPH)
• Time to Treat the Climate and Nature Crisis as One Indivisible Global Health Emergency (JAMA Intern Med)
• Is drinking recycled water safe? (AZ Rep)
• It’s time for the EPA to get tough on our biggest roadway polluters: heavy-duty trucks (AZ Mirror)
• In a heat wave, some people wait too long to turn on the AC (AZ Rep)

AzNA CC&H Workgroup Meeting

Are you interested in an ‘internship’, need a practicum in community health, or wish to volunteer with us?  We are interested in talking with you.

The AzNA Climate Change and Health Workgroup meets on the second Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is, November 14^th at 5:30 pm. Join Us.    

Thank you for joining us and engaging today!