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Skip the Stuff! Jersey City Introduces and Eatontown Town Council Passes New Ordinance to Reduce Cutlery and Condiment Trash
Clean Water Action is leading the campaign to help reduce unwanted single-use disposables, mostly plastics, from going into the waste stream.
As Massachusetts Lags on Food Waste Goals, New Report Spotlights Solutions
Experts outline policy roadmap to address nearly one million tons of annual food waste, spur environmental and economic benefits
What Can Aquariums Do To Reduce Plastic Pollution?
Aquariums are in a great position to educate their visitors about the harmful impacts of plastic pollution. Lots of people visit aquariums—more than 183 million, worldwide, each year—and, according to research, they trust them more than most other public and private agencies. I was thrilled to be invited to speak at a gathering of Aquarium staff from all over the country in Monterey Bay last month. About 100 guests representing 20 aquariums, nine environmental non-profits, a handful of consultancies, and a food and retail service provider participated in the event. We know that 80% of marine
An Environmental Justice Disaster
Sometimes injustice at the community level, where neighbors live in close proximity to a major polluter for decades, demands that we pull out all the stops. The on-going tragedy taking place in Saugus, Massachusetts is that kind of environmental justice disaster. Saugus is home to the oldest trash incinerator in the state and its owner, Wheelabrator, is proposing to expand the ash landfill on the site–despite the fact that the landfill is unlined, is smack in the middle of a beautiful marsh formally designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern, and surrounded by densely-settled low
How to Reduce Food Waste in Massachusetts
Experts outline policy roadmap to address nearly one million tons of annual food waste, spur environmental and economic benefits
