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Clean Water on the Move | May 2026

May 18, 2026 | By Clean Water Action New Jersey
Welcome to Clean Water on the Move, your monthly update from Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New Jersey. While every day is Earth Day to us at Clean Water Action, we had a great Earth Month. Hope you found events and activities to engage in during this special time of the year when we honor Planet Earth - a place we call home. Check out our latest updates from New Jersey!
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ReThink Disposable Goes National!

December 6, 2022 | By Grace Lee
Clean Water Fund’s ReThink Disposable program has been awarded a NOAA Marine Debris Pollution Prevention Grant to launch ReThink Disposable in 6 of our Clean Water Action offices along the East Coast and the Great Lakes.
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ReThink Disposable - Stop waste before it starts
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Get Ready for the Bag Ban in New Jersey!

Posted on March 30, 2022
Get those reusable bags ready! On May 4th, plastic carryout bags will no longer be allowed in New Jersey and if you don’t already bring your own reusable bag to the store, now is the time to start! At that time, all stores will be prohibited from providing single-use plastic carryout bags. Smaller
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NJ's new straw policy is in effect!

November 9, 2021 | By Maura Toomey
Last year we celebrated as New Jersey passed into law one of the strongest bans on single-use disposables in the country (P.L. 2020, c. 117). We've been counting down the days until the law goes into effect. On November 4, the "straws by request" provision went live. Under these requirements, food
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Testimony Opposing "Chemical Recycling" A5803

June 14, 2021 | By Maura Toomey
Statement by Maura Toomey, Zero Waste Organizer for Clean Water Action before the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee Opposing A5803 June 14, 2021 Thank you for the opportunity to testify on this bill. Clean Water Action strongly opposes A5803, which would exempt plastic material
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