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Big Wins to Stop "Forever Chemicals"
We’re celebrating some big wins with our Mind the Store campaign work this fall! This campaign focuses on targeting major retailers and urging them to work with their suppliers to shift away from toxic chemicals in products, including the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS or per and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Recent highlights include:
September 17, 2019: Home Depot announces it will no longer sell carpets or textiles containing PFAS chemicals.
September 19, 2019: Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of numerous grocery store chains, announced a “sustainable chemistry commitment” that
Celebrating Good Times & Environmental Champions in Connecticut
Learn more about our Fall Harvest event!
New England Currents | Winter 2024
In this Issue: National Updates, VICTORY! We Are Taking on Toxic PFAS Chemicals and Winning!, ReThink Disposable: We’re Building the Solutions to Plastic Pollution, Plate to Planet Campaign, When Young People Speak, the World Listens: Cathen Fontanilla Speaks!, Salem Workers are Building the Renewable Energy Future, Waterbury Home Energy Action Kicks Off Round 2!, Unfinished Business: The Bottle Bill and Plastic Pollution
ReThink Disposable Case Study: Cedar Lake Triathlon
The Valley Shore YMCA holds the Cedar Lake Triathlon series each summer in Chester, Connecticut.
ReThink Disposable Case Study: Middletown Public School District
The Middletown Public School System consists of ten schools; eight elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, and enrolls around 4,500 students.