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ReThink Disposable Collaborates with Schools to Bring Reuse to our Youth
K-12 students spend half their year in school, with up to 60% of students choosing school-provided lunch options. Pre-K and daycare kids are in these educational settings year-round. Unfortunately, many schools serve meals on disposable cafeteria foodware such as polystyrene foam trays and plastic utensils.
Why Plastic Free July?
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.
Pure Michigan: Where you can drink as much coal ash as you want
By Alicia Vignoe, Michigan Executive Assistant Intern
Lake Michigan
I spend every Fourth of July week in Ludington, Michigan at my aunt’s cottage right by Lake Michigan. The whole family goes up and we spend our days by the lake and nights by the bonfire. You can imagine my surprise when I found out that my beloved Lake Michigan was in trouble because of pollution from coal ash. I didn’t notice anything wrong. I never saw the water turning black and I’ve never become sick from swimming in it, so how bad could it really be? I do live in Pure Michigan, right? My past naivety is something that
MSU: Kick Coal Ash
It’s time to #kickcoalash and properly dispose of this toxic waste that is contaminating the ground and surface water at MSU and across the state.
Michiganders for Money out of Politics Town Hall - Lansing
Michigan’s government should work for people, not powerful corporations. But regulated monopolies and big government contractors use large political contributions to drown out the voices of everyday Michiganders. Michiganders for Money Out of Politics is a grassroots campaign working to get big money out of our elections. Learn about the upcoming ballot initiative and how you can help!