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ReThink Disposable Collaborates with Schools to Bring Reuse to our Youth
K-12 students spend half their year in school, with up to 60% of students choosing school-provided lunch options. Pre-K and daycare kids are in these educational settings year-round. Unfortunately, many schools serve meals on disposable cafeteria foodware such as polystyrene foam trays and plastic utensils.
Why Plastic Free July?
Each year we collaborate with our reuse partners to highlight our work reducing single use plastic foodware from our waste streams. Why? Well, we know that 50% of all plastic ever produced has been manufactured since 2000. We also know that plastic contains forever chemicals that are known to cause health problems in humans.
This July, let’s make America the Land of the Plastic-Free!
This Plastic Free July, take stock of your consumer habits, strive to reduce your plastic consumption, spread the word, take action in your community, and speak out to your local government. Let's demand an end to the reign of “disposable” plastics and build a sustainable, reusable future!
Fighting the Illusion of Ambivalence, One Door at a Time
Canvassing is a strange job. Essentially, you function as messenger, teacher, and banker all in the span of three to four minutes. It's exciting, it's interesting, but there is always a bit of trepidation when you're knocking on someone's door. First of all, there’s a fear of ambivalence. Given everything that’s happening in the U.S. today, and all the bad news flooding our phones, will someone really care about what you have to say? Then there’s more practical concerns: Will they open their door? Will they be receptive? Will they mistake you for a traveling knife salesman? The seconds between
Clean Water Action Announces First Round of 2022 Endorsements
Clean Water Action announced their first round of early endorsements for the 2022 election cycle. All of these endorsees support Clean Water Action’s priorities including protecting residents from toxic chemicals, fighting plastic waste, and transitioning to a renewable energy future.