ReThink Disposable in New Jersey

ReThink Disposable, a program of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund, prevents waste before it starts by working with local governments, businesses and institutions, and consumers to minimize single use disposable packaging in food service to conserve resources, prevent waste and ocean litter pollution.

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ReThink Disposable - The Problem

Unless we prevent packaging at the source it will continue to flow down the watershed to the ocean, requiring constant and costly management and removal, and will continue to disproportionately impact environmental justice communities near waste facilities. Packaging prevention in food service businesses and institutional dining operations is a win-win by saving them thousands of dollars and preventing large amounts of waste and litter prone packaging.
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Plastic Free July Forum: ReThink Disposable! | Video

Join the ReThink Disposable team and special guests for a discussion on reducing plastic pollution by switching businesses, institutions, and organizations to reusable foodware!

New Jersey Currents | Summer 2023

In this issue: Environmental Justice Rule is Live! | New Jersey Needs a Budget that Prioritizes a Livable Climate Future | ReThink Disposable Reduces Plastic and Costs for People Most in Need | SAVE THE DATE! Autumn Toast to a Healthy Environment | The Fight for Zero Emission Standards | Governor Murphy, We Need More Action and Less Words on Climate | Our Goal to Reduce Plastic Packaging

New Jersey Currents | Spring/Summer 2020

In This Issue: We Cannot Be Silent. Black Lives Matter | Tell Us Your Environmental Justice Story NJ | Coronavirus Should Wake Us All Up to Environmental Injustice | Pump the Brakes on Highway Expansions! | COVID impacts on the Environment and NJ State Budget | Stop Burning or Burying Food Waste | Don't use COVID as a Cover to Go Backwards on Plastics | Your Going Green Guide: Green Cleaning in a COVID World | Climate Action in a Time of Social Distancing —A Virtual Gathering of Activists and Neighbors

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