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During Women's History Month, we’re celebrating the historic leadership of women in New Jersey politics, including new Governor Mikie Sherrill, and the women at Clean Water Action working every day to advance environmental justice. With a new legislative session underway, we’re calling on state leaders to tackle diesel pollution from ports and warehouses by advancing the Warehouse & Port Pollution Bill and investing in clean truck solutions.

Clean Water Action is proud to announce that our Zero Waste Specialist, Marta Young, has been selected as one of 16 representatives from the U.S. to attend the Break Free From Plastic’s (BFFP) Global Members Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this fall.

In our efforts to reduce waste, we have often heard people say that the “real” problem is the people who throw their garbage on the sidewalk and out their car windows. Of course, we agree that we should change this behavior, but the truth is that littering is not the real problem. We need to change the entire system because the plastic trash that floats in the world's oceans actually decompose and release potentially toxic substances into the water. First, much of the litter items we see—aluminum cans, straws, plastic bags, etc.—are lightweight and easily blow off of garbage trucks, landfills