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Clean Water Action on HR 1166 -- USEIT Act
February 5, 2019
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The Honorable Paul Tonko Chair, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change U.S. House of Representatives 2123 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Shimkus Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change U.S. House of Representatives 2123 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515
Chair Tonko and Ranking Member Shimkus
On behalf of Clean Water Action, our members, and supporters, I write to provide a written statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on Fenbruary 6, 2020 on H.R.. 1166, the
2019 Michigan Legislative Scorecard
In 2018, Michigan voters went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for candidates who promised to clean up our drinking water, hold corporate polluters accountable, end the ongoing threat of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, and protect our Great Lakes. So far in the 100th state legislature, positive steps in that direction have been few and far between. That is why this year our scorecard doesn’t focus on the incremental steps that were taken with nearly unanimous approval, but the more aspirational legislation that has been introduced and not acted on. If we want to protect our Great Lakes in an
Speak Out Against Data Centers at the Michigan Public Service Commision
The Michigan Public Service Commission is rushing through approvals for data centers in Michigan, which put our water at risk while consuming large amounts of energy. Join their meeting in person in Lansing or virtually online and speak out!
Speak Out Against The Saline Data Center
The Michigan Public Service Commission considering rubber-stamping approval for a giant 1.4 gigawatt data center in Saline Township. The township zoning commission already denied zoning for this data center, and were immediately sued and bullied by big tech into reversing their decision. DTE is trying to move this process will move forward with no actual public input, risking our water, and likely leading to even more hikes in residential utility rates. Join virtually and speak out!
La Enramada Restaurant y Taqueria, San Jose
With the help of our ReThink Disposable Zero Waste Specialists, La Enramada is eliminating 4,840 pounds (the weight of three grand pianos!) from the waste stream, and the business is saving $15,427 annually that can be reinvested into other upgrades to the space. We can see that they were able to cut their disposable usage by 82% and totally eliminate disposable usage for dine-in service, now only utilizing single-use for take-out.
With generous support from Silicon Valley Community Foundation, our team has taken ReThink Disposable to San Jose. We teamed up with three restaurants in the San Jose community — Korean Palace, La Enramada, and Thai Chili Express — to reduce single-use disposable waste by over 381,376 individual pieces and over 5,695 pounds annually. After the conversions to resuable items, this group of restaurants will collectively be saving over $17,000 every year by purchasing fewer disposables — dramatically reducing plastic pollution in their operations, and providing real-time examples of businesses that are both eco-friendly and economical in San Jose. Read the full San Jose Community Restaurants case study here.
Business Profile:
La Enramada Restaurant y Taqueria is a community favorite in San Jose, California. The locals enjoy Brazilian caldo de pollo and authentic enchiladas Michoacanas along with delectable fish dishes. The restaurant utilizes a three-sink system and has seamlessly incorporated their new reusable foodware into their dishwashing duties.
Packaging practices prior to ReThink Disposable:
- Plastic fork
- Plastic knife
- Plastic spoon
- Plastic sauce cup
- 24 oz. paper cold cup
- 32 oz. paper cold cup
- Paper hot cup
- Coffee cup sleeve
- Plastic straw (paper-wrapped)
Recommendations Implemented:
- Stainless steel fork
- Stainless steel knife
- Stainless steel spoon
- Stainless steel sauce cup
- 24 oz. tumbler
- 32 oz. tumbler
- Porcelain mug and saucer
- Glass straw
Before & After
Document
RT-CA-La Enmarada Case Study - SVCF.pdf
(4.71 MB)
Business Information:
1635 McKee Rd
San Jose, CA 95116
United States
The Bottom Line
La Enramada's conversion will save the restaurant over $15,000 annually and means that 360,834 pieces of trash are no longer being thrown away every year.
360,834
disposable items reduced per year
$15,426
net annual savings
0.4 months
payback period before seeing savings
We stopped using all that plastic and paper—utensils, cups, straws—and switched to stainless steel, glass, and ceramic; it feels good, it looks better, and our customers notice the difference. For us, it’s about respect for the food and the planet.
Reducing Single-Use Food Packaging
ReThink Disposable works with local governments, businesses and institutions, and consumers of single use food packaging to inspire a cultural shift away from single-use "throwaway" lifestyle.