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ReThink Disposable - NJ Governments
Preventing packaging at the source protects the environment and public health, reduces cleanup costs, and supports municipal environmental goals.
Plastic Free July: Plastic-Free-BQ at Indie Street Film Fest!
For Plastic Free July, Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable program is excited to partner with Indie Street Film Fest in Red Bank, NJ to reduce single-use disposable plastic waste. We couldn't be successful without a movement of ReThink Disposable champions and leaders to bring about change in their communities.
Why Plastic Free?The plastic bottles, bags and takeaway containers that we use just for a few minutes use a material that is designed to last forever.
These plastics:
break up, not break down – becoming permanent pollution have low rates of recycling (only 9% of all plastics everTips for a Successful Plastic Free July!
Plastic Free July kicked off Sunday. For the entire month, millions of people around the world will forgo plastic. Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable program, which prevents waste before it starts by working with local businesses to minimize single use disposable packaging, is very excited to participate! You can find out more about the challenge, sign up for it, and check out a toolbox and many helpful resources at the Plastic Free July website.
Clean Water Action, Middletown Public Schools Forming Partnership to Fight Waste
Clean Water Action and Middletown Public Schools are unveiling their partnership to fight waste and plastic pollution by phasing out disposable dining ware in school cafeterias district-wide.
NJ’s Plastic Bag Ban Bill One Step Closer to Realization
NJ's plastic bag ban bill (S2776/A4330) cleared a critical hurdle today when it was amended and passed out of the Senate Budget Committee.
