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The fight for a foam-free Baltimore
This week, a bill to ban styrofoam food packages was approved by Baltimore City's Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Thanks to incredible organizing by the student-led group Baltimore Beyond Plastic, who brought hundreds of elementary, middle, and high school students to rally and testify in support of the bill, it received unanimous committee support. Below are the comments we submitted on behalf of this bill. Kudos to the kids who made it possible!
DATE: February 5, 2018 TO: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee FROM: Clean Water Action POSITION: Support RE: Council Bill 17
Starbucks and Our Plastic Pollution Problem
The globe is covered in plastic waste. The "to-go" coffee culture is a big part of this problem. Take Starbucks, for example. Starbucks uses more than 8,000 paper cups a minute, which adds up to more than four billion a year.
New Jersey Plastics Policies — Local and Statewide
Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable program works to eliminate single-use plastic trash and other harmful chemicals. Plastic contains toxic chemicals linked to reproductive harm, cancer risk, metabolic disease, and other issues. We have spearheaded efforts to pass numerous local and statewide policies to protect our health and communities from harm. Learn more in our New Jersey Plastics Policies Fact Sheet:
Screening of "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics"
Join us on October 23 in Fridley, MN for a FREE screening of the award-winning feature documentary "Plastic People" which investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health.
Sun Day - Day Of Climate Action and Community
Join us in Ypsilanti MI for an afternoon of family-friendly events celebrating the bountiful promise of clean, affordable, renewable energy offered from the star at the center of our planetary system, our Sun!