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Bringing Sustainability to Freight & Salvage
When the ReThink Disposable California team approached the historic Freight & Salvage music venue to discuss moving away from single-use disposables, we knew we were going to ask them to make a new kind of history.
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.
Managing the Waste Stream As An Ally At Standing Rock
—This is a guest blog by Genevieve Abedon of Californians Against Waste
Going to Standing Rock to fight for Native rights, land and water, and against the outdated oil and gas industry has been one of the most inspiring experiences of my life. I was at Oceti Sakowin camp in North Dakota for most of Thanksgiving week.
I am both an environmentalist engaged with the broader progressive movement, and also a campaigner against plastic pollution; particularly single-use disposables. In this way I have always been a water protector at heart. I worked diligently with partners across the state
Plastic Free July ReThink Disposable Webinar
Join us for a dynamic conversation with our expert panel—featuring a state legislator, celebrity chef, school administrator, charitable meal program director, and program manager at an environmental agency—on how we can move beyond single-use plastics for good.