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New Jersey Currents | Fall/Winter 2020
In This Issue: Landmark NJ Environmental Justice Bill Signed into Law | How to Vote in NJ | Announcing: Our 2020 Endorsements | Kick off the holiday season with a toast to the environment! | Dodge Poetry Festival 2020 - Virtual Edition | New Jersey vs. the Climate Crisis | Plastic Bag Bill | Green Infrastructure
Texas Currents | Fall 2020
In This Issue: Elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris | Be a Clean Water Voter | A Critical Race for the Railroad Commission | Texas Congressional Endorsements | Texas State Endorsements | Local Endorsements | Earthshare
Michigan Legislative Priorities 2020-2021
Michigan is the Great Lakes State, and we have a unique resource in our water resources as well as a responsibility to protect our water for current and future Michiganders. Clean Water Action has over 135,000 active members in Michigan who value our Great Lakes and protection of the water resources on which we all rely.
Our current Michigan Legislative Priorities and Policy Recommendations include:
Polluter Pay and Corporate Accountability for our Environment Water Infrastructure and Contamination Investments Addressing Environmental Racism and Injustice Strengthening Public Trust
Re: OMB circular M-20-34, “Training in the Federal Government,” and the September 22nd Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
On behalf of our millions of members and supporters across the country, we write with deep concern about -- and strong opposition to -- the September 4th 2020 OMB circular M-20-34, “Training in the Federal Government,” and the related September 22nd 2020 Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.
Franciscan Charities of Newark, NJ
Franciscan Charities, located in Newark, New Jersey serves hot lunches five days a week to the most vulnerable. The organization’s founding is based on the belief that each person should have a warm, welcoming place to find nourishment and to be treated with dignity and kindness.
Before partnering with Clean Water Fund’s ReThink Disposable campaign, Franciscan Charities used all disposable single-use foodware, spending thousands of dollars every month. The garbage generated from the single-use disposables was costly, from excess garbage bags to the expense of hauling away the refuse. After working with the ReThink Disposable team, Franciscan Charities switched to providing meals on exclusively reusable foodware, honoring their community with more dignity.
These operational changes resulted in the elimination of 10,750 pounds of trash from the local landfill and incinerator, every year. Ultimately, reusables have helped break the cycle of poverty by redirecting critical funds needed to support client care. Read the Case Study.
Before & After
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Business Information:
242 S 8th St.
Newark, NJ 07103
United States
The Bottom Line
$47,943
Total annual net cost savings
936,000
Disposable items reduced per year
10,750
Pounds of annual waste reduction
We are appreciative that we won’t only save up to $50,000 every year but we are also moving toward being better stewards of our environment.
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.
