Filter By:
Type
State
Priority
Posted On
Search Results
Fully Funding Allegheny County’s Air Program
Weigh in with your councilperson TODAY and tell them to support fully funding the Air Quality Program.
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.
Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Plastic Bag Ban!
Two years in and we’re seeing the ban’s positive impacts but more still needs to be done.
ReThink Disposable: Reducing Single Use Trash in Philadelphia
Thanks to support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Plastic Free Restaurants, a new waste reduction program called ReThink Disposable has made its way to Philadelphia and is playing a new and essential part in helping reduce trash and litter in the city.