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Why Plastic Free July?

July 10, 2025 | By Julie Wedge
Each year we collaborate with our reuse partners to highlight our work reducing single use plastic foodware from our waste streams. Why? Well, we know that 50% of all plastic ever produced has been manufactured since 2000. We also know that plastic contains forever chemicals that are known to cause health problems in humans.
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Clean Water Staff Speak Out at EPA Listening Session

May 5, 2025 | By Julie MacNamara
Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund made our voices loud and clear at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest listening session on the Clean Water Act. On May 1, 2025, EPA invited environmental stakeholders to weigh in on the definition of the “Waters of the United States,” an important term that determines what waters are protected and regulated under the Clean Water Act.
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Taking Out Take-Out Trash

ReThink Takes on Takeout - No More Trash To-Go

April 10, 2025 | By Julie Wedge
Changing consumer behavior to return reusable takeout items - creating the circular economy we are looking to build - will take time, education, and commitment from the food service industry and programs such as ours, so ReThink Disposable is rethinking takeout.
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Taking On PFAS and Polluters - National Teflon Day 2025

April 4, 2025 | By Andria Ventura
Did you know that April 6th is National Teflon Day? That’s right, it’s a day to celebrate a product that is severely toxic to humans and has helped contaminate the planet! But the industry wants you to think that is a good thing. In California, Clean Water Action is celebrating National Teflon Day a different way.
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