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Towards A Zero Waste Future At the Zero Waste Youth Convergence
Waste is a design flaw! This was the message at the 5th Annual Zero Waste Youth Convergence (ZWYC) in San Francisco. Zero Waste Youth is an international organization that engages students and professionals to promote concepts for a zero waste future through waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. This year’s convergence featured 31 speakers, including ReThink Disposable’s very own Chris Slafter, who championed the importance of reducing the use of single use disposable food and beverage packaging items. Waste does not exist in nature. Earth is a closed loop system of perfect efficiency. The
California Leads on Reducing Methane Emissions
Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the strongest regulations in the country to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production and storage. Clean Water Action and our allies led the charge to get these regulations in place. As California leads the way, the Trump administration is going backwards on this and many other issues, and that’s all the more reason for us to be out in front. Methane is especially critical, because it traps heat about 84 times more than carbon dioxide over 20 years. The regulation also requires operators to capture rather than vent and
California Currents | June 2018
In This Issue: ReThink Disposable is Unpackaging an Island | Subsistence Fishing in the Bay: Why the Beneficial Use Designation Matters | Support Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for All Californians | Clean Water Action Racial Justice Coordinator Co-Teaches East Oakland Civic Engagement Class | Protecting Your Food—and Your Right to Know | Use of Oil Wastewater to Irrigate Crops More Alarming | Members of the California Office Attend Crossroads Antiracism Training | Dan Howells Joins California Staff as New State Director | New Communications Manager in the California Office
