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I'm Excited To Be Here!
Hi, my name is Flynn!
I’m an aspiring UX designer, high school senior, basketball player, business owner, and most importantly, a sushi-eater in the Austin Metropolitan Area. I have recently been hired as an intern by Clean Water Action to work on web content and national/state issues, and I’m very excited to be here!
My story with Clean Water Action really began in 2016, when I got my first taste of political work, volunteering to canvass and work phone banks for the Bernie Sanders campaign, and I’ve been interested in making a real difference ever since. Since 2016, I’ve volunteered for the
Banning Unrecyclable Plastics in Montgomery County
Update: both Bill 32-20 and 33-20 have passed and been signed into law! For more about our work to move Maryland beyond incineration and toward zero waste, click here.
Here is our testimony in support of Montgomery County Council Bills 32-20 and 33-20, to ban unrecyclable plastics in Montgomery County:
October 5, 2020
Dear Montgomery County Council,
On behalf of Clean Water Action’s over 10,000 members within Montgomery County, we urge you to support and pass Council Bills 32-20 and 33-20. Together, these pieces of legislation will help Montgomery County fulfill its existing mandate to
Waste Free Philly
Clean Water Action is a part of the Waste Free Philly Coalition which developed a five-point agenda to help Philadelphia transform into a city where neighborhoods are litter-free, trash and recycling are properly collected, dumping is a thing of the past, and a low-waste circular economy can thrive.
With a new mayor and city council being elected in 2023 in Philadelphia, the coalition is working to make these issues a priority for our next generation of leadership in Philadelphia.
The plan calls for the next mayor and city council to:
Appoint a new position of Deputy Streets CommissionerNew Jersey Needs a Packaging Reduction Bill: Fact Sheet
An excessive amount of plastic is used in packaging food and drink containers while leaching toxics into what we eat and drink. We need to put a stop to this. Senate Bill S3398 and Assembly Bill A5009 assign responsibility to the producer to effectively reduce plastic waste used in packaging.
New England Currents | Summer 2023
In This Issue: Getting to Zero Waste: ReThink Disposable Launches in New England | States in the Lead: Our New England Team is Taking on Toxic PFAS Pollution | Victory! Rhode Island is Getting the Lead out of the Water! | Less Litter, Less Waste, More Recycling: The Rhode Island Bottle Bill | “We Still Can’t Breathe” - On the Ground at the Rally for Asthma Justice | Live in Western Massachusetts? Worried about your water? Contact us! | Energy Efficiency Campaign Launches Round 2! | Celebrating New England’s Environmental Champions!