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Making Frederick's compost pilot program permanent!
For the past two years, the City of Frederick has offered free food scrap pickup to City households through Key City Compost, to be composted at Key City's compost facility near Thurmont. Now, the pilot program is coming to an end, and the City of Frederick faces the decision of whether to make it permanent, what the permanent parameters should be, and how it should be paid for.
Jersey City Council Unanimously Skips the Stuff
Jersey City Council recently and unanimously passed municipal ordinance 24-068, commonly known as Skip the Stuff.
Reuse and Refill! ExplorUS Partners with ReThink Disposable on Initiatives to Reduce Single-Use Plastics at Three National Park Sites
ExplorUS is teaming up with Clean Water Fund's ReThink Disposable program to phase out single-use plastic food and beverage packaging at the iconic Mammoth Cave National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, and Silver Gull and Breezy Point Beach Clubs within Gateway National Recreation Area.
The Ban From China That is Ending Recycling As We Know It
Worldwide awareness of the harm from plastic pollution has reached an all-time high. Plastics are present in our drinking water (tap and bottled), air, food, rivers, creeks, coastlines, and oceans. This material never goes away. Unfortunately, many still believe that recycling alone will solve this problem. As a society that over-relies on disposable items, recycling provides a comforting sense that our rampant consumption is compatible with eco-friendliness. But we can't recycle our way out of this mess. We have to fight the problem at the source. A Recycling Ban From China Since January 1
How Alameda County Is ReThinking Disposables [Video]
Working with funding from StopWaste and Ocean Foundation and in collaboration with Gurdwara Temple, Julie’s Coffee & Tea, and Freight & Salvage, ReThink Disposable is excited to share this video highlighting the work happening in the Bay Area to reduce plastic waste. Each of these businesses are realizing significant reduction in single use disposable foodware and a savings to their bottom line!