We're on a mission to create a world without waste!
Clean Water Action is working to reduce single-use waste due to its adverse impacts on our health, from creation to disposal.
We have successfully banned single-use plastic bags and polystyrene in the Garden State. We're also working with local businesses, schools and communities to ReThink Disposable.
But more work must be done to protect our air, land and water from the excessive waste stream going to landfills and incinerators and harming our water and communities.
Join us in taking action and fighting for policies that keep our waterways, streets, and oceans trash-free.
Contact your NJ Senator and Assemblymember today to help New Jersey pass the most comprehensive Skip the Stuff law, applying to both take-out and dine-in.
Clean Water Action’s ReThink Disposable program is helping these facilities convert to reusables by providing expertise in alternative practices and purchasing reusables.
New Jersey needs a Deposit Return System (DRS) to save energy, prevent litter, keep recyclable materials out of our landfills and incinerators, and save taxpayers money in waste management.
In 2024, ten New Jersey municipalities passed Skip the Stuff Ordinances, which has restaurants only provide single-use cutlery and condiments upon request for take-out orders. Red Bank’s Green Team, with the help of Clean Water Action, created educational flyers in English and Spanish and provided outreach to businesses and residents.
In this issue: Pushing for the Reduction of Pollution in NJ’s Freight & Goods Movement | The Fight for Environmental Justice in NJ Prisons | Annual Autumn Toast a Success! | Plastic Reduction at the State and Local Levels Continues to Grow Strong | Election Results | ReThink Disposable Helps Reduce Air Pollution in Newark National Updates
In this issue: Launch of NJ Warehouse Proximity Report and Introduction of Warehouse and Port Pollution Reduction Act | Working to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics in New Jersey | Finding and Fact-Checking False Energy Solutions | Save The Date: Autumn Toast and Dodge Poetry Festival | National Updates