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Clean Water in the 2025 Virginia General Assembly
The 2025 Virginia general assembly session was a wild ride. It started with a water crisis in Richmond and a snow storm, and on top of all that the fire suppression system malfunctioned because of the water issues in the General Assembly building, which made it inaccessible for a time. All that together meant a late start to an already short 46 day session, and a new federal administration and uncertainty around federal funding for state projects resulted in even more chaos.
The session maintained the frantic energy it started with. More than 1900 bills were introduced, a total of 917 bills
Cedar Lake Triathlon Goes Zero Waste
The collaboration between Clean Water Action’s team, the United Church of Chester, and the Cedar Lake Triathlon Series replaced disposable cups and plastic water bottles with reusable cups and silicone water bottles, resulting in a reduction of roughly 200 disposable cups and 20 plastic bottles per race from the trash. Throughout a season, that adds up quickly.
Bringing Sustainability to Freight & Salvage
When the ReThink Disposable California team approached the historic Freight & Salvage music venue to discuss moving away from single-use disposables, we knew we were going to ask them to make a new kind of history.
51 Municipal Officials in Massachusetts call for state action to keep food waste out of the trash
Letter to Governor and DEP Commissioner requests infrastructure and funding for composting
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.