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Free Information Session: Lead in Drinking Water | Sessão/Reunião Informativa Gratuita: Chumbo (Lead) na Água Potável
Join us to learn about the actions you can take to protect your family. Junte-se a nós para saber mais sobre as ações/procedimentos que você pode tomar para proteger sua família.
Free Information Session: Lead in Drinking Water | 免费信息讲座 饮用水中含铅
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Did you know that Malden has 2,500 lead water pipes? That’s 21% of the pipes delivering water in Malden! Lead can permanently harm health. Join us to learn about the actions you can take to protect your family.
This presentation will be offered in Mandarin and English.
When: Saturday, January 11th, 2025, 10 am - 12 pm Where: Beebe School, Cafeteria, 401 Pleasant St, Malden, MA 02148In this session, we will talk about:
What is lead and how does it get into my water? How can you schedule a free water test for lead? How can you remove lead pipes at the source?Includes:
FreeFree Information Session: Safer Homes / Sesión Informativa: Casas Más Seguras
How can we use our gas stoves in a safer way? How can we ensure our homes are protected from fires? How can we reduce your exposure to lead at home? ¿Cómo podemos utilizar nuestras cocinas a gas de forma más segura? ¿Cómo podemos garantizar que nuestros hogares estén protegidos contra incendios? ¿Cómo podemos reducir la exposición al plomo en el hogar?
Ian Louda
Ian is a passionate environmental advocate who joined Clean Water as a Field Canvasser in the summer of 2016. He went on to direct the Philadelphia Field Canvass for seven years from 2018-2024 and served as the organization’s Lead Network Canvass Director beginning in 2022.
Ian now works in a multifaceted role. As Legislative Coordinator, he conducts outreach to elected officials in Southeastern PA and assists with Clean Water Action endorsements in state and local races. He also works on membership development in the region, building engagement programs and coordinating events. As Canvass
Cedar Lake Triathlon Series, Chester, CT
The Valley Shore YMCA holds the Cedar Lake Triathlon series each summer in Chester, Connecticut. At each event in the series, the YMCA provided plastic bottled water and disposable cups. ReThink Disposable helped them make the switch to reusable silicone water bottles and reusable cups instead! Our New England Zero Waste Organizer collected the used bottles and cups for sanitization and reuse at the following events - making 3 of the 5 events in the 2024 series zero-waste! Overall, 600 disposable plastic items were kept out of the trash.
Read The Full Case Study Here (PDF)
ReThink Disposable is a program of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund conducted in partnership with local organizations, businesses, and government agencies. Generous support is provided by a changing list of public and private funders. To learn more about the program, its partners, and funders, visit: www.rethinkdisposable.org.
Packaging practices prior to ReThink Disposable:
- Single-use disposable paper cup
- Plastic bottled water
Recommendations Implemented:
- Reusable durable plastic cup
- Reusable silicone water bottle
Before & After
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Cedar Lake
Chester, CT 06412
United States
The Bottom Line
100% savings
eliminating the purchasing of all disposable cups and bottles
600
disposable items reduced during the three zero-waste events
Rethink Disposable’s innovative bottles and process seamlessly provide our triathletes with hydration on the go while eliminating the wasteful paper cups originally provided. Our participants were extremely impressed with the functionality and simplistic process, all while providing them with the peace of mind of being environmentally conscious.
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.