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Popular Eatery, La Veracruzana, Going Plastic-Free for All In-Dining
The popular local chain of Mexican restaurants, La Veracruzana, announced today that they have partnered with Clean Water Action to eliminate disposable plastic from their dining rooms.
Eco...Waste?
Since I started my new role as Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable Coordinator, I’ve been talking with many business owners and people in the community about the very exciting topic of waste, in particular, single-use disposables like plastic straws, cutlery and bags and foam take out containers. I’m happy to find shared values when it comes to wanting to prevent trash from entering our waterways and filling up our ocean. It’s inspiring to see individuals make changes in their daily lives and businesses start to implement waste-conscious practices. I’m also hearing frustration from
New Year, New Victories
We're only 12 days into the New Year, and we've celebrated some major victories for our health and environment. It's all because Clean Water Action members like you took the time to take action! Whether you called, emailed, or wrote to your legislators, you helped us accomplish the following:
Measuring Our Impact on Reducing Street Litter in Alameda, California
We are counting and characterizing the litter on the busy commercial downtown street, and will return in one year after 100 new businesses become ReThink Disposable Certified to see if there has been a measurable reduction of litter over time in the downtown commercial district.
New Jersey Needs to Skip the Stuff: Fact Sheet
It is estimated that 40 billion individual single-use plastic utensils are discarded every year in the United States. Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable program is working to stop plastic trash advocating for a "Skip the Stuff" bill in New Jersey!
