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Help Maryland Create a Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund!
In Maryland, we've passed legislation to divert organic waste from landfills and incinerators, but the state government must do more to actually build composting infrastructure. Take action now to ask your state representatives to support the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund!
Comments on the Baltimore City FY27-32 Capital Improvement Program Kickoff
Today, just two months after local governments' Fiscal Year 2026 budgets were passed, the Baltimore City Planning Commission kicks off the planning process for the Fiscal Years 2027-2032 Capital Budget. So, we're starting now to advocate for capital infrastructure spending on Zero Waste infrastructure that Baltimore City needs to equitably and cost-effectively transition away from trash incineration. Read our comments below, and send a message to the Mayor and City Council today ! Thursday, August 28, 2025 Comments on the FY27-32 Capital Improvement Program Kickoff Dear members of the Planning
Back to School, Back to Zero Waste!
A new school year is the perfect time to build sustainable habits. At Clean Water Action, we’re working with schools and communities to cut down on plastic, promote composting, and move toward zero-waste, and we need your help to keep the momentum going!
Baltimore City Council stands up for cleaner air from BRESCO
The BRESCO trash incinerator is the largest air polluter in Baltimore, wastes what could be a valuable resource for local businesses using zero waste practices, and connects with a system of steam pipes that put residents and visitors of Baltimore at risk. In May, the City Council passed a groundbreaking resolution committing the city to zero waste goals as a step to phase out the incinerator. That's a long-term goal with a lot of steps in between - from increasing recycling and diversion to changing packaging practices to building new businesses based on repurposing waste - and in the
Speaking out for the Monocacy
Yesterday was the latest in many public hearings about the Monocacy Scenic River Management Plan. Developed by a volunteer board of Frederick County and Carroll County Residents, the Plan is meant to outline the many water quality, land use, and wildlife habitat challenges facing the Monocacy River - one of the most polluted watersheds in the state - and recommend ways that Frederick County, Carroll County, the City of Frederick, the Town of Walkersville, and groups and individuals within its watershed can protect and improve it. But unfortunately during the hearing process for the first draft
